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BUSINESS MANAGEMENTReal-World Applications & Connections

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SectionSection 13.1Understanding How Organizational

Structures WorkMapping Out Organization – (Top Down Analysis)

++ Annual Report, Company Website, E-mail Them ++

PowerPoint ProjectSlide#1 – Introduce Company Overview (Notespages)Slide#2 – Agenda Slide#3 – Board of DirectorsChairman of the Board with each member…bios., role, tenure, how will

each board member help your company succeed, special skills or knowledge each board member bring to your organization.



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Structures WorkMapping Out Organization – (Top Down Analysis)

++ Annual Report, Company Website, E-mail Them ++

PowerPoint ProjectSlide#4 – Corporate Mission Statement (Fill in Notespages)Slide#5 – Executive Organizational StructureSlide#6 – Type of Organizational Structure (Line, Line & Staff, Matrix, Team, etc…)



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Structures WorkIn this section:

Managers constantly make decisions that affect the futures of their companies. This section discusses:

• What Is Organizational Structure?• Types of Organizational Structure• Flat vs. Tall Structures



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Structures WorkWhat You’ll Learn

• How to read an organizational chart.• The four main types of organizational structures.• The difference between staff and line functions.• The benefits of adopting a matrix or team structure.



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Structures WorkWhy It’s Important

Without an appropriate organizational structure, a business will not succeed.



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Structures WorkKey Terms

• organizational chart • team structure

• line function • flat structure

• staff function • tall structure

• matrix structure



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Structures WorkWhat Is Organizational Structure?

Businesses exist to earn profits. To meet their goals, they organize their employees into some kind of structure.



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Structures WorkTypes of Organizational Structures

• line structure

• line and staff structure

• matrix structure

• team structure



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Structures WorkLine Structure

With a line organizational structure, authority originates at the top and moves downward.



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Structures WorkLine and Staff Structure

With line and staff organizational structure, line managers are assisted by employees performing staff functions.



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Structures Work

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Matrix Structure

A matrix organizational structure allows employees from different departments to come together temporarily to work on special project teams.



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Structures WorkTeam Structure

A team organizational structure brings together people with different skills in order to meet a particular objective.



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Structures WorkFlat vs. Tall Structure

A flat structure has fewer levels with broader spans of management. A tall structure has more levels with narrower spans of management.



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Structures WorkFact and Idea Review

1. What is the purpose of an organizational chart?2. What is a line function?3. What is a staff function?4. What is a matrix function?

Cont.



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Structures WorkFact and Idea Review cont.

5. How does the team structure differ from the line and staff structure?

6. True or False: A tall structure allows for greater employee power through delegation.

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