Question

comparison of methods and organisational structure​

Answer 1

Explanation:

How many types of organizational structures are there?

1. Hierarchical structure (also known as line structure)

2. Functional structure.

3. Divisional structure (also known as multidivisional structure)

4. Flatarchy structure (also known as horizontal or flat structure)

5. Matrix structure.

6. Team structure.

7. Network structure.

Answer 2

• In developing the organizational
• Scale. Whilst larger organisations can benefit from efficiencies built around economies of scale, the greater complexity involved in managing large
• numbers of people with less likelihood of direct interpersonal contact often calls for more sophisticated organisational designs.
• Technology. This is the combination of resources, knowledge and techniques that creates an organisation’s products or services. The match
• between structure and technology – the technological imperative – is vital to maintain competitive advantage in modern business. For
• example, successful mass production operations have rigid structures built around large working groups.
• Environment. A successful business understands that they need to receive various inputs from the environment within which they operate and also
• sell their outputs into this environment. Structures therefore need to recognise factors such as global economics/markets, suppliers and
• competitors.
• Strategy. Organisational strategy – the process of positioning the organisation in its competitive environment and implementing actions to