A Detailed Look at Bureaucratic, Functional, and Divisional Structures

This essay provides a detailed analysis of different organizational structures, including bureaucratic, functional, and divisional types. It discusses the characteristics of each structure, such as defined roles and responsibilities in bureaucratic structures, specialization of work in functional structures, and delegation of authority in divisional structures. The essay also touches upon tall, decentralized, and centralized structures, highlighting the importance of organizational culture and its impact on efficiency and performance. It emphasizes that a strong organizational culture can lead to high performance levels and the ability to seize opportunities, while also acknowledging the potential anti-relationship where increased performance can influence the development of organizational culture.

Bureaucratic Structure-
 There are clear defined roles and responsibilities
 Centralized decision making
 Quick decision making
 Curbs creativity and innovation

Functional Structure-
 Clear line of roles and responsibilities
 Slow and inflexible communication
 Specialization of work
 Efficiencies of individual skill and knowledge are
enhanced

Divisional Structure-
 Delegation of authority
 Building employee’s morale
 Effective specialization in the group
 Increase in cost
 Not effective in producing quick decisions
 Duplication of work is often arise here

Contd..
The characteristics of different organizational
structure
Organizational structure basically defined as
framework that support the smooth functioning of
the organization operations so that they may easily
attain the overall stated objective of the enterprise.
There are different form of organizational structure
that is being focused by the establishment that
commonly include-

Contd..
Tall structure- Under this organizational structure enterprise mainly possess different level of
hierarchy. This structure is much complex as well as manager under tall organizational structure
have also possess large span of control as compare to other structure. The different
characteristics of tall structure include:
Under this structure manager have less employees to supervise and monitor therefore, it result in
supervising more closely thus it also result in spending more time for training the staff of
organization.
Another characteristics of tall structure include it focus on the huge costs then any other form of
organizational structure.
Another characteristics include tall structure also possess clear form of communication channel
in form of vertical communication.

Decentralized and centralized structure-
the characteristics of decentralized structure result in
empowering the lower level employee's to take
effective decisions.
However, centralized structure top authority
maintain and possess the controlling power that is
effective for the organization as it result in taking
quick decisions for the organization.

Culture is the essence of organization- Varied
values, beliefs and attitudes of individual help in
defining the organizational culture.
 Where the organization follows consistency in its
culture, it can bring up high level of efficiency
and thus, it would result in higher efficiency.
People’s acceptance towards the decision can be
easily gathered and the same will help in effective
accomplishment of organizational goals.

 The anti relationship between organizational culture
and performance is also reflected sometimes. This
is a anti-phenomenon where increase in
performance will result in the development of
organizational culture.
 An organization with strong culture helps in
gaining high performance levels and also in
grabbing various opportunities that are available to
it in the long run.

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