Who are Mechanistic and Organic companies?

MechanisticOrganicIndividual specialization:

Employees work separately

and specialize in one taskJoint Specialization:

Employees work together and

coordinate tasksSimple integrating mechanisms:

Hierarchy of authority well-definedComplex integrating mechanisms:

task forces and teams are primary

integrating mechanismsCentralization:

Decision-making kept as high as possible.

Most communication is vertical.Decentralization:

Authority to control tasks is delegated.

Most communication lateralStandardization:

Extensive use made of rules & Standard

Operating ProceduresMutual Adjustment:

Face-to-face contact for coordination.

Work process tends to be unpredictableMuch written communicationMuch verbal communicationInformal status in org based on size of

empireInformal status based on perceived

brillianceOrganization is a network of positions,

corresponding to tasks. Typically each

person corresponds to one taskOrganization is network of persons or

teams. People work in different capacities

simultaneously and over time