The way in which job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated.

A small, core organization that outsources major
business functions.

Describes the way an organization transfers inputs into outputs.

The idea that a subordinate should have only one superior to whom he or she is directly responsible.

It seeks to eliminate the chain of command and replace departments with empowered teams.

A strategy that emphasizes the introduction of major new products and services.

This type of departmentalization works for processing customers as well as products.

is a systematic effort to make
an organization leaner by closing locations, reducing staff, or selling off business units
that don’t add value.

The degree of heterogeneity and concentration among environmental elements.

refers to the degree to which decision making is concentrated at a single point in the organization.

An organization structure that creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product
departmentalization.

Refers to the degree to which the environment can support growth.

The basis by which jobs in an organization are grouped together.

groups employees into units by
product, service, customer, or geographical market area

These are cultural factors that act as guidelines for appropriate behavior.