Summary
In this topic we will analyze the importance that each area has in an organization or company, the elements that make up and make up a structure, we will analyze the company as an organization and describe the aspects that comprise it.
Definition
An organizational structure is a very important tool within a company since it will determine the way in which each entity will collaborate and will contribute with its functions to obtain a common objective. Through this, the correct mechanisms for each one can be established and that they are fulfilled efficiently and correctly for the purposes of the same.
The importance of the organizational structure according to Guillermo de Haro (2005) is that it helps us define what should be done and who should do it.
Here are some definitions that will allow us to have a more concrete idea on the subject.
Bueno et (1991): suppose the most suitable assignment of the tasks included in the operating groups of the company.
That a determination of levels of authority and hierarchical delegations be carried out at different levels of decision.
Koonntz and Weihrich (1991): The identification and classification of the required activities.
The grouping of activities through which the objectives are achieved
The assignment of each aggregation to a manager with authority to supervise it.
Introduction
The organizational structure can be defined in several ways, as described above. All of them reach the same point, the corresponding assignment of work for each area, and together, to achieve the company's common objective, it is important for a company to have a clear organizational structure, carrying out a analysis that covers the Organization in general. This study will allow visualizing the tasks that each position or position occupies.
Components
On the other hand, the structure of the organization is made up of different elements which can be studied according to their position and functioning. Chiavenato (2004) points out that the structure depends on the environment, the strategy, the technology, the people, the activities and the size of the organization, this oriented to the activities necessary for the worker.
The organizational structure represents a link for each area, we will analyze three components in the definition of organizational structure:
- The first is the hierarchical designation, the control of managers and supervisors, some people or groups have to make the decisions within the organization, the second is to locate how the areas are grouped and recognize the activities that each person performs, the distribution can be formal and informal, temporary or permanent, voluntary or forced, in this, carrying out the division of labor, in which it will be defined by the nature and content of each task, as well as the departmentalization, after having carried out the division of labor, proceeds to the grouping and combination of the elements to execute the tasks, with this will be carried out to the establishment of positions, who is in charge of supervising who,then, with the establishment of positions, the necessary authority should be delegated, defining even the capacity to make decisions and appropriately authorize resources. The third, the design of systems to ensure coordination and how efforts will be integrated in all departments. Through organizational design, administrators will be able to analyze and plan the division of labor.
These components are part of the vertical and horizontal aspects of the organization, which will distribute power or hierarchical level.
Vertical type structure
The elements of a Vertical type structure will distribute the levels of power and command.
Horizontal type structure
The elements of a horizontal type structure is distributed among collaborators and the same distribution of power.
conclusion
- The importance of the components that make up an organizational structure is vital since it will determine the way in which the areas will carry out their corresponding task, providing clear guidelines on how to proceed. The structure unites the members of the organization and will keep them pending and more than The work of its collaborators is close at hand.These components show the need to take care of the structure from the beginning of the organization, where it has been where it wants to go.If you plan to create a structure for the organization with the appropriate components and elements it will give us a satisfactory result.
