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organizing
to create structures, arranging people and resources to work towards a common purpose
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differentiation
organization is made up of diff. units that work on different kinds of tasks
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division of labor
work is divided into smaller units
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specialization
diff groups perform specific parts of the entire task
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integration
the differentiated units are put back together to create and overall product
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organizational pyramid
top=CEO and presidents (hierarchy), middle management= managers who are in charge of plants or depts, operational management is the lowest level
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delegation
the assignment of new or additional responsibilities to a subordinate
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responsibility
assignment of a task that an employee is supposed to carry out
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accountability
the expectations that employees perform a job, take corrective action when necessary
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authority
the person has the power and the right to make decisions
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decentralization
an organization in which lower-level managers make important decisions
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centralization
an organization in which high-level executives make most decisions and pass them down to lower levels for implementation
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departmentalization
process of creating structures by grouping people together in formal work units
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organization chart
diagram that shows reporting relationships and the formal arrangement of work positions within an organization
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functional organization
jobs are specialized and grouped according to business functions and the skills they require
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divisional organization
groups together people working on the same product, in the same are, have similar customers, or same processes
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Matrix Organization
combines the functional and divisional structures
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team structures
make extensive use of both permanent and temporary teams to solve problems, complete special projects, and accomplish day-to-day tasks
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