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14 Cards in this Set
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Tall organization
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organization with many management levels
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Flat
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organization with few levels relative to its size
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Principle of minimum chain of command
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an organization should choose the minimum number of management levesl consistent with its goals and the environment in which it exists. Keep the organization as flat as possible while maintaining control over activities
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Span of control
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number of subordinates a manager directly manages
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Horizontal differentiation
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divided into subunits with many different hierarchies
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Centralization
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less managerial supervision needed
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Standardization
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reduces the need for levels of management because rules substitute for direct supervision
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Bureaucratic #1
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founded on the concept of rational-leagl authority
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Rational legal authority
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due to the position in an organization, not because of personl qualities such as charisma, wealth or status
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Bureaucratic #2
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Organizational roles are held on the basis of technical competence, not because of social status, kinship or heredity
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Bureaucratic #3
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A role's task responsibility and decision-making authority and its relationship to other roles in the organization should be clearly specified
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Bureaucratic #4
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The organization of roles in a bureaucracy is such that each lower office in the heirarchy is under the control and supervision of a higher office
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Bureaucratic #5
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Rules, standard operation procedures and norms should be used to control behavior and the relationship between roles in an organization
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Bureaucratic #6
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Administrative acts, decisions and rules hsuld be formulated and put in writing
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