Organization Structure

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;94&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Organization structure is that form organization which is obvious in terms of departments&comma; functions&comma; divisions and also the way people interact and are linked together&period; Organization structure shows the horizontal links between the top managers and the lower level employees and the vertical operational responsibilities which is usually represented by the organization chart almost like a family tree&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The complexity of an organization&&num;8217&semi;s structure is often proportional to its size and its geographic dispersal&period; The traditional organization structure for many businesses in the 20th century was the bureaucracy&comma; originally defined by Max Weber&period;” The most recent forms in the organization structure include the &OpenCurlyQuote;team structure&comma; network structure&comma; boundary-less structure and the virtual structure which is mainly part of the boundary-less structure&period; Harold J&period; Leavitt defines organization structure as&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Organization structure is inextricably linked to the technology and people who perform the tasks&period;” Whereas Charles Handy explains that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;it is also directly linked to corporate culture&period;” Organizational structure however should not be confused with organizational design as both of them are different&period; Organizational structure is defined as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The formal system of task and reporting relationships that controls&comma; coordinates&comma; and motivates employees so that they cooperate to achieve an organizations goals” whereas organizational design is defined as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The process by which managers select and manage various dimensions and components of organizational structure and culture so that an organization can achieve it’s goals”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">The manager’s main task is usually to create such an organizational structure and culture which supports and encourages employees to work harder and to develop loyal work attitudes&comma; it should also allow teams and groups to work together in a cooperative and effective environment&period; Below are the different factors that affect structure and culture&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">•    Motivation<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Cooperation and teamwork<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Employee performance<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Interdepartmental and intergroup relationships<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Behavior<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Organization structures vary on the basis of the following organizations&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">•    Informal organization<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Formal organization<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Hierarchical organization<br &sol;>&NewLine;•    Flat organization<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Following are the different types of structures that are being used by organizations all over the world today&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;94&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;94&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;