Defining Organizational Structure (cont. Work Specialization the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs individuals specialize in doing part of an activity rather than the entire activity too much specialization has created human diseconomies an important organizing mechanism,though not a source of ever-increasing productivity ©Prentice Hall,.2002 10-5 Defining Organizational Structure (cont.) Work Specialization – the degree to which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs • individuals specialize in doing part of an activity rather than the entire activity – too much specialization has created human diseconomies – an important organizing mechanism, though not a source of ever-increasing productivity © Prentice Hall, 2002 10-5