Which type of organizational structure has direct lines of communication and authority flowing from top managers downward?

authorityLegitimate power, granted by the organization and acknowledged by employees, that allows an individual to request action and expect compliance.centralizationThe degree to which formal authority is concentrated in one area or level of an organization. Top management makes most of the decisions.chain of commandThe line of authority that extends from one level of an organization’s hierarchy to the next, from top to bottom, and makes clear who reports to whom.committee structureAn organizational structure in which authority and responsibility are held by a group rather than an individual.cross-functional teamMembers from the same organizational level but from different functional areas.customer departmentalizationDepartmentalization that is based on the primary type of customer served by the organizational unit.decentralization The process of pushing decision-making authority down the organizational hierarchy.delegation of authorityThe assignment of some degree of authority and responsibility to persons lower in the chain of command.departmentalizationThe process of grouping jobs together so that similar or associated tasks and activities can be coordinated.division of laborThe process of dividing work into separate jobs and assigning tasks to workers.formal organizationThe order and design of relationships within a firm; consists of two or more people working together with a common objective and clarity of purpose.functional departmentalizationDepartmentalization that is based on the primary functions performed within an organizational unit.geographic departmentalizationDepartmentalization that is based on the geographic segmentation of the organizational units.group cohesivenessThe degree to which group members want to stay in the group and tend to resist outside influences.informal organizationThe network of connections and channels of communication based on the informal relationships of individuals inside an organization.line organizationAn organizational structure with direct, clear lines of authority and communication flowing from the top managers downward. line positionsAll positions in the organization directly concerned with producing goods and services and that are directly connected from top to bottom.line-and-staff organizationAn organizational structure that includes both line and staff positions.managerial hierarchyThe levels of management within an organization; typically includes top, middle, and supervisory management.matrix structure (project management)An organizational structure that combines functional and product departmentalization by bringing together people from different functional areas of the organization to work on a special project.mechanistic organizationAn organizational structure that is characterized by a relatively high degree of job specialization, rigid departmentalization, many layers of management, narrow spans of control, centralized decision-making, and a long chain of command.organic organizationAn organizational structure that is characterized by a relatively low degree of job specialization, loose departmentalization, few levels of management, wide spans of control, decentralized decision-making, and a short chain of command.organizationThe order and design of relationships within a firm; consists of two or more people working together with a common objective and clarity of purpose.organization chartA visual representation of the structured relationships among tasks and the people given the authority to do those tasks.problem-solving teamsUsually members of the same department who meet regularly to suggest ways to improve operations and solve specific problems.process departmentalizationDepartmentalization that is based on the production process used by the organizational unit.product departmentalizationDepartmentalization that is based on the goods or services produced or sold by the organizational unit.reengineeringThe complete redesign of business structures and processes in order to improve operations.self-managed work teamsTeams without formal supervision that plan, select alternatives, and evaluate their own performance.span of controlThe number of employees a manager directly supervises; also called span of management.specializationThe degree to which tasks are subdivided into smaller jobs.staff positionsPositions in an organization held by individuals who provide the administrative and support services that line employees need to achieve the firm’s goals.virtual corporationA network of independent companies linked by information technology to share skills, costs, and access to one another’s markets; allows the companies to come together quickly to exploit rapidly changing opportunities.work groupsThe groups that share resources and coordinate efforts to help members better perform their individual jobs.work teamsLike a work group but also requires the pooling of knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources to achieve a common goal.

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In which type of organizational structure does authority flows from top to bottom?

In which organizational structure does the authority flow downward and across?

What is the line authority organizational structure?

What is downward flow of communication?