Comparison: The Goods and Services and the Organizational Structure

Such organizations should exploit transactional organizational patterns when employees (or at least a certain part) play quite a considerable role in decision making since vertical communication will enable immediate reactions and on the contrary will waste priceless time. It is necessary to point out that organizations do not (usually) use one of the systems but combine both of them (Borkowski, 2008, p. 428). In the majority of cases the same company uses the mechanistic system for one department (production, for instance), and an organic system for another department (sales or marketing department). This is the most productive pattern for organizational structure.

Thus, apart from various factors influencing the choice of organizational structure (size, environment, majors, etc), it is essential to take into account the goods and services the company produces.

Reference List

Borkowski, N. (2008). Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design in Health Care. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Borkowski, N. (2010). Organizational Behavior in Health Care. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.