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5 Mart 2017 Pazar

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
An entrepreneurial company has a looseorganizational structure and is typically driven byentrepreneurial-minded or creative types of leadersStartup companies managed by theirfounders commonly exemplify this organizationaltypeForward-thinking idealsenergy andenthusiasm are common strengthsLimitedstructurepoor task disciplineinefficiency andcontrolling management are potential drawbacksor risks if emphasis isn't placed on defined workprocesses.

Machine
Mintzberg labeled a highly bureaucratic organization as being like a "machine." Government agencies and othertypes of large, set-in-their-ways corporations epitomizethis styleWhile structureconsistency and longevity arestrengthslimited openness to new perspectives andinefficiencies resulting from bureaucratic processes arecommon deficiencies.
Professional
The professional organization type has a similar level of bureaucracy to the machine typeHowever, it is characterized by a high degree of professionalcompetent knowledge workers who drive the economicengine. These technically skilled workers usually havespecialized skills and autonomy in their workmakingfor more decentralized decision making than is prevalent in the machine type.
Divisional
divisional structure is most common in largecorporations with multiple business units and productlinesIn some casescompanies divide their businessesand products into divisions to promote specificmanagement of each divisionCentralized control is common in this format with divisional vice presidentsoverseeing all facets of the work within their respectivedivisions.
Innovative
An organizational type that allows for cutting-edgeleadership is the innovative typeThis is common in new industries or with companies that want to becomeinnovative leadersDecentralized decision making is a key trait as talent leaders are allowed to makejudgments with efficiency in mindThe potential forleadership conflict and uncertainty over authority are drawbacks.

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