What should you be able to answer after reading this chapter?

"After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer these questions: What are the traditional forms of organizational structure? What contemporary organizational structures are companies using? Why are companies using team-based organizational structures? What tools do companies use to establish relationships within their organizations? How can the degree of centralization/decentralization be altered to make an organization more successful? How do mechanistic and organic organizations differ? How does the informal organization affect the performance of the company? What trends are influencing the way businesses organize?"