CHAPT 15。 anizational Structur and Design .IDENTIFY the choices which must be made in designing an organization DEFINE what is meant by the term division oflabor o disCuSS the role of delegation of authority in design decisions DESCRIBE Several forms of departmentalization TER EXPLAIN the importance of span of control dEFIne three important dimensions of structure COMPARE mechanistic and organic organizational design IDENTIFY the major advantages of matrix organizational design DISCUSS multinational organizational structure and design issues eXPLaiN the meaning of the term virtualorganizationMcGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 15 C H A P T E R Organizational Structure and Design ⚫IDENTIFY the choices which must be made in designing an organization. ⚫DEFINE what is meant by the term division of labor. ⚫DISCUSS the role of delegation of authority in design decisions. ⚫DESCRIBEseveral forms of departmentalization. ⚫EXPLAIN the importance of span of control. ⚫DEFINE three important dimensions of structure. ⚫COMPARE mechanistic and organic organizational design. ⚫IDENTIFY the major advantages of matrix organizational design. ⚫DISCUSS multinational organizational structure and design issues. ⚫EXPLAIN the meaning of the term virtual organization