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VCE Stuff => VCE Business Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Business Management => Topic started by: Mongaa on November 11, 2012, 12:44:29 pm

Title: Organisational structures?
Post by: Mongaa on November 11, 2012, 12:44:29 pm

Hey does someone mind berifly explaining structures to me?  I'm really confused in terms of which structures are centralised and which are decentralised.  I don't understand the difference between hierarchical and bureaucratic structures either.  Someone help me -.-.

Title: Re: Organisational structures?
Post by: Michelle94 on November 12, 2012, 02:28:23 pm

bureaucratic structure is centralised

all other structures
functional, divisional, matrix are decentralised

there is no difference between hierarchical and bureaucratic structure either
a hieracrchiacal structure is beuraucratic, as you have to "climb the ladder" to reach a decision making power position.
wheras all other structures you do not need to "climb the ladder"