Define the Three Major Dimensions of Organizational Structure: Specialization, Centralization

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Essay

Define the three major dimensions of organizational structure: specialization, centralization, and formalization. How do these dimensions vary in organizations implementing the cost-leadership, differentiation, and the cost-leadership/differentiation strategies?

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Definitions:

Confucianism

East Asian philosophy–religion based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (551–479 BCE). Confucianism is concerned with harmonious social and political relationships, good leadership, and getting along with others through cultivating personal virtue. The central question in Chinese thought generally is the ethical question of what is the good life. For Confucius, the answer was to live in harmony with other human beings, and his philosophy focuses on “the Way” (Dao or Tao) to do that.

Social Order

The system of organized and patterned social arrangements and structures that inform the behavior and expectations of members within a society.

Ontologies

In philosophy, refers to the study of being or existence, and in computer science, a structured framework for organizing information or knowledge.

Hinduism

Ancient religion of India that stresses the unity of all being and the ideal of oneness with ultimate reality.