THE VERTİCAL STRUCTURE & THE HORİZONTAL STRUCTURE İN AN ORGANİZATİON

Identification

Vertical structured, tall company usually have a chain of management that delegates authority to a CEO at the top of the decisions and then the lower-level managers. For example, My father told me to do a job and I got this job done by my brother. If my brother can not do the job we will have to ask my father. Companies that are called horizontal do not have any middle managers. Senior executives take on daily tasks and interact personally with the customer.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

     The typically hierarcial arragement of lines of authority,communications rights and duties of an organization.Organizational structure determines how the roles,power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled, and coordinated, and how information flows between the different levels of management.

The Advantages of Horizontal Organization

The Advantages of Horizontal Organization

 A horizontal organizational chart usually has two or three levels, and the business owner typically holds the top position on the chart. The second level includes managers or team leaders, and the third level includes teams overseen by a corresponding manager or team leader. Teams are cross-functional or process-oriented and may govern themselves. A horizontal organization has very few, if any, other managers, and employees enjoy more contact with a business owner because only one layer separates them on the chart.

Alternative Organizational Structure

ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

by Bert Markgraf

      The organizational structure of your company is important for determining how your business functions. Traditional organizational structures give you a lot of control.

Mintzberg's Five Types of Organizational Structure

by Neil Kokemuller 

Henry Mintzberg is a renowned management theorist who developed a list of five basic organizational types. He identified the various organizations as a result of their blend of strategy, environmental forces and the organizational structure. The five organizational types are entrepreneurial, machine, professional, divisional and innovative.

Entrepreneurial