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| The division of labor and the patterns of coordination, communication, work flow, and formal power that direct organizational activities |
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| refers to the subdivision of work into separate jobs assigned to different people |
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| Sharing information about mutual tasks; forming common mental models to synchronize work activites |
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| Assigning legitimate power to individuals, who then us this power to direct work processes and allocate resources |
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| creating routine patterns of behavior or output |
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| The number of people directly reporting to the next level in the organizational hierarchy |
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| The degree to which formal decision authority is held by a small group of people, typically those at the top of the organizational hierarchy |
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| The degree to which organizations standardize behavior through rules, procedures, formal training, and related mechanism |
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| An organizational structure with a narrow span of control and high degrees of formalization and centralization |
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| An organizational structure with a wide span of control, with little formalization, and decentralized decision making |
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| A fundamental strategy for coordinating organizational activities because it influences organizational behavior |
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| An organizational structure where companies employ only a few people and typically offer only one distinct product or service with minimal hierarchy |
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| An organizational structure that organizes employees around specific knowledge or other resources |
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| An organizational structure that groups employees around geographic areas, clients, or outputs |
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| A type of departmentalization that overlays two organizational forms in order to leverage the benefits of both |
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| A type of departmentalization with a flat hierarchy and relatively little formalization, consisting of self-directed work teams responsible for various work processes |
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| An alliance of several organizations for the purpose of creating a product or serving a client |
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| Network structures representing several independent companies that form unique partnership teams to provide customized products or services, usually to specific clients, for a limited time. |
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| Refers to the way an organization positions itself in its setting in relations to its stakeholders, given the organization's resources, capabilities, and mission |
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