Organizational Structure Part 2

• The Organizational Chart
• A representation detailing all individuals, positions, reporting relationships, and formal lines of communication within the organization
• The Organizational Chart
• An organizational chart illustrates
• Division of Work
• Managers & Subordinates
• Type of Work
• Business Functions
• Levels of Management
• Dimensions of Organizational Structure
• Specialization
• How Tasks and Roles are Allocated
• Standardization
• How an organization adopts procedures
• Formalization
• The degree to which rules and procedures are documented
• Centralization
• The degree to which authority and decision making are located at the top of the organization
• Configuration
• The shape of the organization’s role structure
• Traditionalism
• The way procedures are understood or  ‘the way we do things around here’
• Four Underlying Dimensions
• Structuring of Activities
• The extent to which there are defined regulation of employee behavior
• Processes supported
• Specialization
• Formalization
• Standardization
• Concentration of Authority
• The extent by which authority is located centrally either at the top of the organization or at a headquarters
• Line Control of the Workforce
• The extent by which control of the work is under the control of line management rather than through other interpersonal and detached procedures
• Supportive Component
• The comparative size of the administrative and other personnel outside that of the core workflow personnel

 Until next time...






Sheryl Tuchman, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
http://tools2succeed.com/

Dimensions of Diversity

Diversity has many dimensions.  Some dimensions are unchangeable, such as gender, ethnicity, and physical abilities.  Other dimensions may change, such as income, marital status, work experience and religious beliefs.

• Organizational dimensions can include functional level/classification, work content/field, division/department/unit/group, seniority, work location, union affiliation, or management status.
• External dimensions can include geographic location, income, personal habits, recreational habits, religion, educational background, work experience, appearance, parental status, or marital status.
• Internal dimensions can include age, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, ethnicity, or race. 

The above list is not meant to be comprehensive; there are many more dimensions.

Until next time...






Sheryl Tuchman, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
http://tools2succeed.com/