Organizational Structures

7. Occurs when a job is broken down into a number of steps which are each completed by a different individual
8. Assumes customers in each department have a common set of problems and needs that can be met by having specialists for each
11. Structure that groups employees with similar and related occupational specialities
12. Authority between two supervisors
13. Occurs when only a select few people at the top of an organization make the decisions

1. The principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to whom he or she is responsible
2. Systematic grouping of individuals which have been brought together to accomplish a common goal
3. Structure that constructs divisions run by division managers or supervisors
4. Organizations that have developed a capacity to continuously adapt and change because members take an active role in identifying and resolving work-place issues
5. Sets an organization’s goals and objectives
6. Structure that consists entirely of work groups and teams which perform an organization’s work behavior
9. Laid back and undefined structures
10. Employees that produce an organization’s goods and services