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Designing Organizational Structure Module 1 Discussion1

Designing Organizational Structure Module 1 Discussion1

Q Mintzberg asserts that all five organizational components must be present for an organization to be effective and efficient. If this is true, can an Entrepreneurial Structure be effective and efficient? Why or why not? Is the entrepreneurial structure less efficient or less effective than an adhocracy? Why or why not? As a resource, a model of Mintzberg's Five Organizational Types is available in the Multimedia tab of the eBooks, Multimedia, and Tutorials folder in Canyon Connect.

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The entrepreneurial may be efficient and effective with regard to the basis that it stands in for the simple structure. In order to know the Entrepreneurial Structure better, simple structure needs to be assessed closely to catch the efficiency and effective of the said structure. As per Mintzberg, no or little techno structure is held in the simple structure. Support staffers are few, labor division is loose, differentiation is minimal within the units, and hierarchy is of small middle line.