Organizational Structures

2. when only a select few people at the top of an organization make decisions
6. can be found in any business and it clearly defined and organized
8. employees who manage other managers
10. principle that an employee should have only one supervisor to whom he or she is responsible
11. sets an organizations goals and objectives
12. considered first level managers who oversee the work of operative employees
13. divides activities into segments based on location
14. consists of work groups and teams which perform an organizations work
15. a systematic grouping of individuals which have been brought together to accomplish a common goal f

1. grouping of individuals into departments based on work functions
3. non-elaborate structure with little formalization
4. the number of employees a supervisior can direct
5. groups with similar functions by units or departments
7. most straigtfoward form of authority
9. do not manage or oversee the work of others and make up the base level of pyramid