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2C-REPORT Organizational Structure, Design, and Information Technology by Mary Rose
2C-REPORT Organizational Structure, Design, and Information Technology by Mary Rose
2C-REPORT Organizational Structure, Design, and Information Technology by Mary Rose
Presented by:
Mary Rose Cadungog
ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
STRUCTURE Work on contingency theory in
The formal arrangement of the generic tradition offers
jobs within the structure guidelines for redesigning
organization structures.
Dimension of Structure
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Influences of Structure
◉ Size
◉ Environment
◉ Technology and Tasks
◉ Information Technology
◉ Strategic Choice
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Mintzberg's Synthesis
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Mintzberg’s Synthesis
5. Adhocracy: Project organizations; highly organic structure with little formalization; relies on
mutual adjustment as the key coordinating mechanism within and between these project teams (for
example, NASA)
Summing Up the Literatures on Structure
◉ Structure is multidimensional.
Both types of organizations vary widely on different structural
dimensions, which are often related to conditions such as size,
It is too simplistic to generalize on the basis of sector (for example, all
public organizations are subject to more red tape).
There is evidence that higher levels of complexity, centralization, and
formalization correspond to public organizations, due mainly to
outside influences and values associated with the democratic
process.
Information Technology and Public Organizations