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| Question | Answer |
| Organizing Questions # 1 - 10 | Lets get started! |
| What is organizing? | Organizing is arranges people and resources to work together to accomplish a goal. |
| What is an organization structure? | Organization structures is a system of task, workflows, reporting relationships and communication channels that link together diverse individuals and groups |
| Define departmentalization. | Departmentalization occurred as people and activities were grouped together under the supervision of a common manger. |
| What is an organizational chart? | An organizational chart is a diagram describing reporting relationship and the formal arrangement of work positions within an organization. |
| What information does an organizational chart provide? | - The division of work - The type of work performed - Supervisor- subordinate relationships - Formal communications channels - Major sub units - Levels of management |
| What is a formal structure? | Formal Structures display how an organization is intended to function. |
| What can you learn from the formal structure? | You can learn from a formal structure the type of work environment in a company, the companies norms and the characteristics of the employees and management team. |
| Define informal structure. | Informal Structure is the set of unofficial relationships between organizations members. |
| What are advantages of an informal structure? | - Helping people accomplish their work - Overcoming limits of formal structures - Gaining access to interpersonal network - Informal learning - Social needs satisfied |
| What are disadvantages of an informal structure? | - May work against best interests of entire organizations - Susceptibility to rumor - May carry inaccurate information - May breed resistance to change - Diversion of work efforts from important objective - Feeling of alienation by outsiders |
| Are informal structures critical to an organization’s success? Explain. | Informal structures are critical to an organization’s success because it creates a bond and a trust with the people you will be spending most of your time with. It also creates exercise groups, friendships, people that can go out for lunch, etc. |
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