While Preparing for a Final Examination in Organizational Behaviour, You

question 89

Essay

While preparing for a final examination in organizational behaviour, you and a student in another class review the important information regarding organizational structure and design. During the conversation, the other student suggests that just about everything you need to know about organizational structure can be based on knowing the different types of departmentalization. In other words, all of the key features of organizational structure, including a structure's fundamental requirements and elements, are found in descriptions of functional structure, divisionalized structure, and other forms of departmentalization. Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

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Definitions:

Consolidation

The process by which memories become stable in the brain, often involving the strengthening of the neural network that represents the memory.

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness.

Consciousness

The state of being aware of and able to think about one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and experiences.

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage.