Organizational Structures & Culture

The exercise is comprised of analyzing different types of organizational structure and workflow.  Select three different organizations from different industries, the first being an organization you work or have worked for. Research the organizations to understand their organizational structure and answer the questions in the table. One way to research is to contact management (via phone/email, etc.) and explain that you are a graduate student conducting a study on organizational structure and that you would like to find out how the company works and decision-making flows. Ensure that your questions will only be used in class.  You may need to explain some of these items or ask more questions to have the correct category or answer. 

Name of Business & Industry

1 An organization you work or have worked for

2

3

Employee contacted

job title

Org Goals/Mission

Type of technology using

Organization structure

Team vs individual

Interdependence

Tasks: Routine vs non-routine

Specialization of tasks by employee

Standardization of products/services

Decision making
Centralized/Decentralized

Does your company culture support the mission? Can you give examples?

Type of market focus

What surprised you about the responses and why?

Recommendations?

Next, post your finished table to the discussion area along with;

an evaluation of common areas and findings/conclusions

how organizational structure supports goals/mission

how organizational culture supports goals/mission

recommendations that would improve performance or employee satisfaction

Support your work with at least one scholarly source and with information from this session’s readings