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ORGANIZATION DESIGN OPTIONS - MINTZBERG. MINTZBERG'S FIVE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS 1. The Operating Core: Employees who perform the basic work related to the production of products and services.
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MINTZBERG'S FIVE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS 1. The Operating Core: Employees who perform the basic work related to the production of products and services. 2. The Strategic Apex: Top‑level managers, who are charged with the overall responsibility for the organization. 3. The Middle Line: Managers, whoconnect the operating core to the strategic apex. 4. The Technostructure: Analysts, who have the responsibility for erecting certain forms of standardization in the organization. 5. The Support Staff: People who fill the staff units, who provide indirect services for the organization.
LOCUS OF CONTROL AND RESULTING ORGANIZATIONAL FORM IF CONTROL IS WITH THE OPERATING CORE, THEN A PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRACYRESULTS. IF CONTROL IS WITH THE STRATEGIC APEX, THEN A SIMPLE STRUCTURE EMERGES. IF CONTROL IS WITH MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, THEN A DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE DEVELOPS. IF CONTROL IS WITH THE TECHNOSTRUCTURE, THEN A MACHINE BUREAUCRACYCOMES ABOUT. IF CONTROL IS WITH THE SUPPORT STAFF, THEN AN ADHOCRACY RESULTS.
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SIMPLE STRUCTURE • LOW COMPLEXITY • LOW FORMALIZATION • HIGH CENTRALIZATION • SIMPLE & DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT • ORGANIC STRUCTURE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MACHINE BUREAUCRACY • HIGH FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION • HIGH FORMALIZATION • HIGH CENTRALIZATION • SIMPLE & STABLE ENVIRONMENT • MECHANISTIC STRUCTURE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY • HIGH SOCIAL SPECIALIZATION • LOW FORMALIZATION • LOW CENTRALIZATION • COMPLEX & STABLE ENVIRONMENT • LOW MECHANISTIC STRUCTURE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIVISIONAL FORMS • HIGH FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION • HIGH FORMALIZATION IN DIVISIONS • LIMITED DECENTRALIZATION • SIMPLE, STABLE ENVIRONMENT • MECHANISTIC STRUCTURE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADHOCRACY • HIGH SOCIAL SPECIALIZATION • LOW FORMALIZATION • LOW CENTRALIZATION • COMPLEX, DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT • ORGANIC STRUCTURE