1. purpose
1.1. divide work
1.2. assign tasks & responsibilities
1.3. coordinate diverse organizational tasks
1.4. cluster jobs into units
1.5. establish relationships among individuals & departments
1.6. establish formal lines of authority
1.7. allocate and deploy organizational resources
2. organizational design
2.1. organizational structure
2.1.1. chain of command
2.1.1.1. continuous line of authority that extends from upper organizational levels to the lowest levels & clarifies who the upper head.
2.1.2. work specialization
2.1.2.1. tasks in an organization that are divided into separate jobs.
2.1.3. span of control
2.1.3.1. amount of employees that a manager can efficiently & effectively manage.
2.1.4. formalization
2.1.4.1. rules & procedures to guide employees
2.1.5. centralization
2.1.5.1. an organization's concentrated decision-making at a single point
2.1.6. decentralization
2.1.6.1. decisions made by lower-level employees
2.1.7. departmentalization
2.1.7.1. functional departmentalization
2.1.7.1.1. separate employees based on the type or subject of work they perform
2.1.7.2. geographical departmentalization
2.1.7.2.1. groups based on a general geographical area
2.1.7.3. process departmentalization
2.1.7.3.1. groups people by where in the production process their work usually occurs
2.1.7.4. customer departmentalization
2.1.7.4.1. a department specifically for a certain customer
2.1.7.5. matrix organization
2.1.7.5.1. a structure that combines aspects of both the division and multiple models