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Mechanistic vs. Organic

Organic

Cons: Sloppy organization, lack of discipline, more distraction

Pros: Higher job satisfaction, higher sense of team, more creativity and flexibility

Uses team, network and boundary-less organizational structures

Informal

Decentralized authority

Many teams

Flexible - less specialized

Flat chain of command

Few managers = more employees directly under (wide)

Few rules and procedures

Mechanistic

Cons: Less relationship building, low employee satisfaction, more boredom

Pros: Clear organization, clear authority, easier to stay focused on task

Uses functional, divisional and matrix organizational structures

Formal

Centralized authority

Few teams

High degree of specialization

Tall chain of command

Lots of managers = fewer employees directly under (narrow)

Lots of rules and procedures

Modern Working Arrangements

Job Sharing

Cons: administrative costs, recruitment troubles, may have bad partners

Pros: better channels of communication, provides time of relaxation to employees, learn about others skills and knowledge

Two people are retained on a part-time/reduced time basis. They complete a job that is normally completed by a single full time worker.

Telecommuting

Cons: more isolation, more prone to distractions

Pros: More freedom in work hours, happier employees

Working arrangement in which the employee works outside the office. Employee uses communication links (email, telephone, etc...)

Flextime

Cons: Loss of sense of family, planning hours can become confusing

Pros: Attracts more qualified employees, boost productivity, support company peak time

Employees choose their own hours, within restrictions

Condensed working week

Cons: Physically and mentally draining, lack of coverage during leave time, more leave time than 9-5 worker

Pros: Employee satisfaction, increased productivity more flexibility to structure work around life

Allows employees to work 35-40 hour week in less than the tradtional number of days (5)

Job Rotation

Cons: costly and time consuming, won't fix all problems

Pros: Increases variety, eliminated boredom, encourages development

Employees rotate between jobs within the same business

Job Enrichment

Con: Lack of training, increases workload and poor performance

Pro: Employees learn new skills, reduce boredom and become more motivated

Giving employees additional responsibilities that would otherwise be reserved for higher ranking staff

Job Simplification

Cons: More boredom, lower job satisfaction, errors are more likely to occur

Pros: easier to train staff, easier to supervise staff, increase in job speed

Job are divided into smaller, simplified tasks

Job Enlargement

Cons: More boredom and stress, bigger workload increased fatigue

Pros: Increase in company efficiency, employees gain access to better tech, improvement of skills

Extending the range of job duties and responsibilities

Organizational Structures

Boundary-less

Con: - no clear authority - difficult to manage

Pro: - freedom and creativity

Remove all traditional barriers/structures

Network

Con: - contractors lack loyalty to your business

Pro: - save money - more skilled at job

outsource to contractors key responsibilities

Team

Con: - Not as well organized

Pro: - improves teamwork - increases ideas/creativity

Organize into independent teams

Matrix

Con: - double workload, double deadlines (more stress)

Pro: - improve communication through the company

Organized into cross functional teams (2 bosses)

Divisional

Con: - duplication of roles in departments

Pro: - more focus on service and efficient production

Organized into departments by customer, product, geographic and business

Functional

Con: - communication issues with other departments

Pro: - clear lines of authority - specialized

Organized by key business skills