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 The organizational configurations
framework of Mintzberg
is a model that describes six valid organizational configurations:
1. entrepreneurial
organization
2. machine
organization
3. professional
organization
4. diversified
organization
5. innovative
organization
6. missionary
organization
and 7. political
organization (= an organizational lacking a real coordinating mechanism)
According to the organizational configurations
model of Mintzberg each organization can consist of a maximum of
six basic parts:
1. Strategic Apex
(top management)
2. Middle Line
(middle management)
3. Operating Core
(operations, operational processes)
4. Technostructure
(analysts that design systems, processes, etc)
5. Support Staff
(support outside of operating workflow)
6. Ideology (halo
of beliefs and traditions; norms, values, culture)
According to the organizational configurations
framework there are six valid coordinating
mechanisms in organizations:
1. Direct
supervision (typical for entrepreneurial organizations)
2. Standardization
of work (typical for machine organizations)
3. Standardization
of skills (typical for professional organizations)
4. Standardization
of outputs (typical for diversified organizations)
5. Mutual
Adjustment (typical for innovative organizations)
6. Standardization
of norms (typical for missionary organizations)
See also:
Competitive Advantage
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Parenting Advantage
| Parenting Styles
| Core Competence
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BCG Matrix |
Bricks and Clicks
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Greiner
| Distinctive Capabilities |
M&A
| Strategic
Alignment
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