Organisational Change

1.3.1 Types of Organisational Structure

An organisational structure defines how job tasks are formally divided, grouped and coordinated. The common organisational designs, which are found in organisations, are shown in Fig. 1.2.

 

Fig. 1.2 Types of organisational structure

The Simple Structure

It has a low degree of departmentalisation, wide span of control, authority centralised in a single person and little formalisa-tion. The simple structure is a “flat” organisation, it usually has only two or three vertical levels, a loose body of employees and one individual in whom the decision-making authority is centralised. The strength of simple structure ...