Dimensions of Organizational Design

In the last byte, we looked at horizontal linkage as a means of integration. In today’s byte, we define 6 dimensions of organizational design:

  1. Formalization – the degree to which the organization has official rules, regulations and procedures
  2. Centralization – the degree to which decisions are made at the top of the organization
  3. Specialization – the degree to which jobs are narrowly defined and depend on unique expertise
  4. Complexity – the degree to which mny different types of activities occur in the organization
  5. Hierarchy of authority – the degree to vertical differentiation across levels of management.

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