The structuring of organizations : a synthesis of the research / Henry Mintzberg.
By: Mintzberg, Henry
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Book is a synthesis of the empirical literature currently available on organizational structuring. A framework is developed enabling students to handle organizational problems. For use as a supplement in upper level Organizational Design courses in Management.
Bibliography: p. 481-496. - Includes index.
The essence of structure -- Part I: How the organization functions -- Five basic parts of the organization -- The organization as a system of flows -- Part II: The design parameters -- Design of positions: Job specialization -- Design of positions: Behavior formalization -- Design of positions: Training and indoctrination -- Design of superstructure: Unit Grouping -- Design of superstructure: Unit Size -- Design of lateral linkages: Planning and control systems -- Design of lateral linkages: Liaison devices -- Design of decision-making system: Vertical and horizontal decentralization -- Part III: The contingency factors -- The effective structuring of organizations -- Age and size -- Technical system -- Environment -- Power -- Part IV: Structural configurations -- The simple structure -- The machine bureaucracy -- The professional bureaucracy -- The divisionalized form -- The adhocracy -- A concluding pentagon.