Organizational Structures

6. Organization that combines the elements of
9. of steps which are each completed by
11. occurs when a job is broken down into a number of steps which are each
12. affect them; has no chain-of-command
15. Occurs when a job is broken down into a
16. the principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to
21. refers to the rights of a supervisory position to give orders; one person’s
23. Composed of self-contained units or divisions;
25. problem; more conducive to making changes in a process
26. direct the work of his or her employees without consulting others
28. products
29. the most straightforward form of authority; gives the supervisor the right
31. different individual
32. consists entirely of work groups and teams which perform an organization’s
33. allows team members to have authority to make the decisions which
34. and centralized authority
35. goal

1. supports line authority; allows others to advise, service and assist the
2. and product-based
3. but does not guarantee implementation
4. if needed; allows for input and suggestions from additional staff
5. or service, target market, geographic territory and process used to
7. brought together to accomplish a
8. over another
10. creating a dual chain of
13. occurs when only a select few people at the top of an organization make the
14. clearly defined and organized; can be found in any size business
17. the number of employees a supervisor can direct; varies from supervisor
18. by a different individual
19. Nonelaborate structure that has little
20. Systematic grouping of individuals which have
22. occurs when decisions are made by the individuals who are the closest to
24. on product departmentalization
27. he or she is responsible; decreases conflicting demands and
30. supervisor