1. Centrilization
   1. Centralized
      1. Authority is concentrated in higher levels
         1. Formalization- Policies and procedures are focused on widely
         2. Formalization is mostly found in Centralized departments
      2. Employees have less say in decsion making
   2. Decentralized
      1. Gives more authority to lower levels
      2. As an employee- I would feel more comfortable in this structure
2. Formalization
   1. Written rules that articulated
      1. Highly centralized
         1. Places barriers on employees at times
      2. Rules are needed in the workplace to en extent
   2. Removes ambiguity
3. Hierachical levels
   1. Tall of FLat
      1. Tall- Several layers of manaement
         1. Fewer employees
         2. Opportunites for management to supervise employees
      2. Flat- Fewer management layers
         1. Larger number of employees
         2. Greater level of freedom
         3. Monsters Inc- One CEO- Large number on employees
            1. Not too much freedom
4. Departmentilization
   1. Functional or divisional structures
      1. Functional- different groups jobs based on similarity in functions
      2. Different department functions- e,g. Marketing and Finance Department
      3. Divisional- Departments represent unique structure
5. Configurations of Structure
   1. Mechanistic and Organic
      1. Mechanistic- Highly Formalized and Centralized
      2. Organic- decentralized with low levels of formalization
   2. Matrix, Boundaryless, Learning organizations
      1. Boudary less- tradional barriers are eliminated
      2. Learning- focuses on acquiring knowledge
      3. Matrix- create structures, highly formalized
      4. Matix- cross between functional and product structure- More team and crossfunctional projects
6. Departmentalization
   1. Functional Structures
      1. based on job similarity functions
   2. Divisional Structures
      1. Departments representing a uniqueness
         1. Within each department there are business functions e.g. marketing, finance
7. Organizational change
   1. Why do organizations change
      1. To keep the company on its "Edge"
      2. To keep up with the competition
      3. Technological advances
      4. Organizational growth
      5. Creating a Power of the Pull and moving away from "Push" mentality
   2. Is everyone open to change?
      1. There will always be resistance to any organizational change
8. Organizational Culture
   1. Three Levels of Organizational Culture
      1. ARTIFACTS
         1. Values
         2. Assumptions
      2. Stories and legends
         1. Conscious beliefs
         2. Mental models
      3. Rituals and ceremonies
         1. What is good, or bad
         2. Mental ideals
      4. Physical structures
         1. Topic
   2. Benefits of strong organizational Culture
      1. Social Control
      2. Social Glue
      3. Impoves Sense Making