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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE1Organizational structureBy[Student’s name]CourseInstitutionDate
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE2Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Factors Affecting the Choice of Organizational Structure..............................................................3Size of the organization................................................................................................................3Business environment..................................................................................................................4Organization’s age.......................................................................................................................4Comparison and Contrasting of Mechanistic and Organismic Organizational Structure................5Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8Bibliography....................................................................................................................................9
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE3Introduction In the business world, there are various organizational structures that a firm can choose from. The different organizational models suit different organizations, and therefore, a business should choose a model of organization that will suit its operations and ensures that it can accomplish its objectives and goals. There are various factors that should be considered before settling on the model of organization to be adopted. There are two common models of organization which are the mechanistic and organic model of organization. Mechanistic organization refers to a bureaucratic and hierarchical structure of the organization that is associated with the formalization of practices, centralization of authority and power and specialization of functions (Lunenburg, 2012, p. 5). Organismic organization on the hand can be defined as an informal organization structure that is associated with flat or horizontal hierarchy, decentralization of authority and low specialization and formalization of practices (Wilden, et al., 2013, p. 80). This paper is written to compare and contrast mechanistic and organic organization.Factors Affecting the Choice of Organizational StructureThere are several factors that affect the organization’s choice of the organization structure:Size of the organizationLarge organizations have a different organizational structure to that of small organizations. This is because the size of the organization affects the set of rules, policies, procedures, and practices used in the organization (Vaccaro, et al.2012, p.34). The size of the organization also affects the type of tasks to be performed in the organization, and that is the reason business entities have different organization structures
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