Organizational Design and Supervisory Ratios
3.1 Symmetrical Design
There are three types of organizational structure
• Symmetrical
• Asymmetrical
• Peoplecentric
3.1.1 Symmetrical
It was in 1760 that Adam Smith set out the ideas that would shape businesses. He made the first symmetrical designs for how an organization should look and designed the first modern organizational structure; it was first used in 1771 by a company called Arkright in Cromford in the United Kingdom. This was then adopted by a factory called Smedley in 1784 which is still functioning—officially known as the world’s oldest factory.
Then adopted as the model for success by other companies worldwide, surprisingly this structure for organizations ...
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