1. Job Design
1.1. Job design
1.1.1. divide tasks into specific jobs
1.2. Job Simplification
1.2.1. reducing the number of tasks
1.3. Job Enlargement
1.3.1. increasing the tasks by changing the division of labor
1.4. Job Enrichment
1.4.1. Increasing the degree of responsibility a worker has over a job
2. Grouping Jobs into Functions
2.1. Advantage
2.1.1. Encourages learning from others doing similar jobs
2.1.2. Easy for managers to monitor and evaluate workers
2.2. Disadvantage
2.2.1. Difficult for departments to communicate with others
2.2.2. Preoccupation with own department and losing sight of organizational goals
3. Job Characteristics
3.1. Skill variety
3.1.1. Employee uses a wide range of skills, abilities, knowledge.
3.2. Task identity
3.2.1. Worker is involved in tasks from the beginning to end of the process.
3.3. Task significance
3.3.1. meaningful to organization
3.4. Autonomy
3.4.1. freedom to schedule tasks and carry them out
3.5. Feedback
3.5.1. information about how well the job is done
3.5.2. provides a worker with clear and direct information
4. Structures
4.1. Divisional Structures
4.1.1. Global Geographic Structure
4.1.2. Geographic Structure
4.1.3. Product structure
4.1.3.1. Advantages
4.1.3.1.1. Allows functional managers to specialize in one product area.
4.1.3.1.2. Division managers become experts in their area.
4.1.3.1.3. Corporate managers do not need direct supervision of the division.
4.1.3.1.4. Divisional management improves the use of resources.
4.1.4. Global Product Structure
4.1.5. Market Structure
4.2. Matrix Design Structure
4.2.1. Matrix Structure
4.3. Product Team Structure
4.3.1. Product Team Structure
4.3.2. Cross-Functional Team
5. Factors Afftect Organization Structure
5.1. Organizational environment
5.2. Technology
5.3. Strategy
5.4. Human resources
6. Coordinating Functions and Divisions
6.1. Authority
6.2. Hierarchy of Authority
6.3. Allocating Authority
6.3.1. Span of Control
6.3.2. Line Manager
6.3.3. Staff Manager
6.4. Tall and flat organization
6.5. Centralization and Decentralization of Authority
6.6. Integrating Mechanisms
7. Strategic alliances
7.1. Strategic Alliance
7.1.1. Commits two or more companies exchange or share their resources to produce and market a product.
7.2. B2B Network Structure
7.2.1. Creates with suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors to produce and market a product
7.3. Outsource
7.3.1. Use outside suppliers and manufacturers to produce goods and services
7.4. Boundaryless Organization
7.4.1. An organization whose members are linked by technology or face to face
7.5. Knowledge Management System
7.5.1. Systematizes the knowledge of virtual information system