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TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES IN MANAGEMENT
Businesses of all categories shapes and sizes use organizational structures for their growth
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An eminent organizational structure
defines each employee's job and how it fits within the entire system
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In these types of
situations, employees may face difficulties while reporting
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Below are some of the types of
organizational structures
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Bureaucratic Structures
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i
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Most
communication is done by one-on-one conversations and the strategic leader
makes all the important decisions
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ii
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This structure
defines the clear roles and responsibilities of every individual employee
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It also has many levels; therefore,
decision-making authority has to pass through more layers than flatter
organizations
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iii
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It is
focused on how simple structures can be used to make organizational adaptations
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Hierarchical Organizational Structure
The hierarchy phenotype model of the organizational structure shows an organization having
both community and hierarchy in the same structure
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This is the most common type of organizational structure
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One of the drawbacks of this type of structure is the tendency of employees to show interest
in their own departments rather than the whole company
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C
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It is also like a hierarchical structure, that is, a person with the highest level
of responsibility is positioned at the top while employees are positioned according to their
skills and specialty
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Functional organizational structure allows employees to focus on their role, help teams and
departments to feel self-determined
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D
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This structure is specially designed for large
companies
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geographic divisional organizational structure - are separated by districts,
territories, and regions
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Companies might set up satellite offices around the country in order to stay close
and connected to their customers
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Market-based divisional organizational structure - the divisions are separated by
industry, market and customer types
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This structure also keeps the business
constantly conscious of demand changes among its different audience segments
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product-based divisional organizational structure- in a product-based divisional
organizational structure, each division within the organization is dedicated to a
particular product

E
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At the
same time, it doesn't follow the traditional hierarchical model
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The main objective of this structure is to provide both
flexibility and more balanced decision making
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The matrix organizational structure shows the more kinetic view of the organization, and it
inspires employees to use their ability or skills in various capacities aside from their original
roles but sometimes it can create a conflict between project managers and departmental
managers
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Flat or Horizontal Organizational Structure
It has an organizational structure with few or no levels of middle management between staff
and executives
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It is completely free of
hierarchy related pressure so that employees can be more productive
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It can also create confusion between employees of different level
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Circular Organizational Structure
The appearance of circular organizational structure is different from the rest of organizational
structures, but it still relies on the hierarchy in which higher-level employees occupy the
inner rings of the circle while the lower-level employees occupy outer rings
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Unlike a hierarchical structure, a circular structure makes it difficult to find out whom to
report to and how they're meant to fit into the organization
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Team-based Organizational Structure
It is the latest organizational structure to be developed
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It can be both horizontal and vertical
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One advantage is that it increases performance, productivity, and
transparency within an organization
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Despite the benefits, the disadvantage of this type of organizational structure is that the
promotional path is less clear as it goes against the traditional hierarchical system
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Network-based Organizational Structure
The network organization contract out any business function that can be done better and more
cheaply
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This structure focuses more on open communication rather than hierarchy
and allows companies to be more flexible
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This structure can however become complex when dealing with an off-site process
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