Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 14/e

Long description

The diagram on the left is labeled The Mechanistic Model. It shows three levels of a hierarchical structure, with a single unit at the top level, which branches out into four units at the second level. The units in the second level further branch out into smaller units of three to five members each at the third level. The features of the Mechanistic model are as follows:

• High specialization

• Rigid departmentalization

• Clear chain of command

• Narrow spans of control

• Centralization

• High formalization

The diagram on the right is labeled The Organic Model. It depicts four cross-functional teams of different sizes which are connected to each other. On the left top corner is a team in the form of an inverted triangle, where all the members ...