Organizational structure is a fixed arrangement of departments and levels in an organization under the guidance of organizational theory, that is, the internal composition of the organization.
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Organizational structure is generally divided into four aspects: functional structure, hierarchical structure, departmental structure and authority structure.
1. Functional structure: refers to various business tasks, proportions and relationships needed to achieve organizational goals. Its dimensions include overlap, redundancy, absence, fragmentation (or lack of cohesion), decentralization, fine division of functions, dislocation and weakening of functions.
2. Hierarchy: refers to the composition of management hierarchy and the number of managers (vertical structure). Its consideration dimensions include the similarity of managers' functions, the scope of management, the scope of authorization, the complexity of decision-making, the workload of guidance and control, and the similarity of subordinate professional division of labor.
3. Department structure: refers to the composition of each management department (horizontal structure). Its consideration dimension is mainly whether some key departments are missing or optimized. This paper analyzes the overall types of organizations and the primary and secondary structures of various departments.
4. Power structure: refers to the division of powers and responsibilities at all levels and departments and their relations. Mainly consider whether the power and responsibility relationship between departments and posts is equivalent.