ORGANIZATIONAL

STRUCTURE

Professor
Paulina Mondragón Azuara
 WHAT IS
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE?
Is the group of rules,
roles, relationships
and responsibilities
that outline how
company´s activities
are directed to meet
its goals.
Describe main
characteristics of the types
of organizational structures
and identify the correct
type of structure for the
following companies.
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

HIERARCHICAL FLAT

FUNCTIONAL MATRIX
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Functional Hierarchical

Flat Matrix
4. SUMMARIZE THE READING IN THE FORM OF PERSONAL NOTES

• Title, date, author

1
• Headings to help you identify the key topics
2
• Key points, examples, names, new ideas
3
• Triggers to make your notes more memorable.
Such as mnemonics, color, drawings…
4
Organizational Structure 1. SMALL GROUPS
A) What kind of organizational structure does
the company have?
Facebook Inc.’s
READING

B) Why do you think this specific organizational

2. READING ANALYSIS structure is the most adequate for FB?

C) Explain the main features of Facebook’s

3. ANSWER QUESTIONS
organizational structure

4. SUMMARIZE THE
READING IN THE FORM OF D) Find words and sentences from the text that
PERSONAL NOTES refer to the company’s needs

E) What advantages and disadvantages does

FB have with this specific organizational
structure?
 A) What kind of organizational structure Matrix Organizational Structure.
does the company have?

Because of this specific structure some function-based teams

have blurred boundaries with geogaphic and product-based
Facebook Inc.’s Organizational Structure
divisions. So location isn´t a problem or burden.
B) Why do you think this specific
organizational structure is the most
adequate for FB?
It is a structure that provides flexibility in its multinational
operations, and of course , the absolute need for corporate
control because of the company´s great scale.

Corporate function based teams, Geographic divisions, product

C) Explain the main features of based divisions.Explain the main features of Facebook’s
Facebook’s organizational structure organizational structure.

The key chracteristicas of the matrix structure address the

company´s needs, especially the need for creativity and
innovations.
D) Find words and sentences from the
text that refer to the company’s needs
While most of the company´s operations are focused on its social networking
services, potential expansion and diversificartion are also considered. For example
the business is headed toward changing or adding more product based divisions in
its corporate structure. (e.g. for new products development).

ADVANTAGES: Flexibility, control and, direction.

E) What advantages and disadvantages
does FB have with this specific
organizational structure?
DISVANTAGES: Possible difficulty in implementing
directions throughout the company due to variations in its
regional management (geographical divisions).