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Organizational structure defines the formal arrangement of roles, responsibilities, and communication channels within an organization. It specifies units, hierarchies and interfaces to manage decision-making and collaboration. The structure influences governance, scalability and the organization's ability to adapt during growth phases.
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Organizational structure describes the formal arrangement of units, roles, decision rights, and communication paths.
Organization theory developed functional, divisional, and matrix structures. Later approaches added network, product, and team structures to handle growth and increasing dependencies.
Structure is the map of formal collaboration: who belongs where, who decides what, and across which interface does work flow? It shapes coordination and escalation, while only partly reflecting how people actually work together.
A bounded area with a purpose, members, and its own coordination.
Formal power to make decisions, allocate resources, or set rules.
An expected handoff or coordination point between units, roles, or domains.
Structural choices affect speed, accountability, and scalability. Sound analysis keeps formal structure distinct from culture, processes, and informal networks.
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