Chapter 16. Organizational Goals and Structures
chapter at a glance
Organizations are collections of people working together to achieve common goals. In this chapter, we discuss organizational goals and how organizations structure themselves to reach them. Here's what to look for in Chapter 16. Don't forget to check your learning with the Summary Questions & Answers and Self-Test in the end-of-chapter Study Guide.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS?
Societal Goals
Output Goals
Systems Goals
WHAT ARE THE HIERARCHICAL ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATIONS?
Organizations as Hierarchies
Controls Are a Basic Feature
Centralization and Decentralization
HOW IS WORK ORGANIZED AND COORDINATED?
Traditional Types of Departments
Coordination
WHAT ARE BUREAUCRACIES AND WHAT ARE THE COMMON FORMS?
Mechanistic Structure and the Machine Bureaucracy
Organic Structures and the Professional Bureaucracy
Hybrid Structures
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