8-2 Designing organizational Structure oOrganizing: the process by which managers establish working relationships among employees to achieve goals. Organizational Structure: formal system of task reporting relationships showing how workers use resources Organizational design: managers make specific choices resulting in a given organizational structure Successful organizational design depends on the organizations unique situation " win/MeGraw-HHill CThe McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 20008-2 Irwin/McGraw-Hill ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Designing Organizational Structure ⚫Organizing: the process by which managers establish working relationships among employees to achieve goals. ◼ Organizational Structure: formal system of task & reporting relationships showing how workers use resources. ◼ Organizational design:managers make specific choices resulting in a given organizational structure. ⚫Successful organizational design depends on the organization’s unique situation