Chapter

7.6. Organizational Design Considerations*

From IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa

Concepts

1. When is decentralization desirable for an organization?

   "Several factors must be considered when deciding how much decision-making authority to delegate throughout the organization. These factors include the size of the organization, the speed of change in

2. How do mechanistic and organic organizations differ?

   "Structural design generally follows one of the two basic models described in Table 7.3: mechanistic or organic. A mechanistic organization is characterized by a relatively high degree of job speciali

3. What factors influence the choice between mechanistic and organic structures?

   "Although few organizations are purely mechanistic or purely organic, most organizations tend more toward one type or the other. The decision to create a more mechanistic or a more organic structural

4. How did Google use reorganization to balance innovation and growth?

   "A little less than 20 years ago, Larry Page and Sergey Brin built a search engine that used links to determine the importance of individual pages on the web. Today, Google has grown from two founders