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10+ Types of Organizational Structure

John Spacey, October 23, 2016 updated on January 03, 2017

Organizational structure are the formal systems that define how an organization is governed, directed, operated and controlled. It is often depicted using an org chart that maps out the authority of individual roles. Such authority is enforced with processes such as performance management and defined rules for accountability and responsibility. The following are common types of organizational structure.

Back Office	Bureaucracy
Business Functions	Business Unit
Centralization	Command And Control
Company Departments	Cost Center
Cross-Functional Teams	Decision Authority
Direct Reports	Division Of Labor
Flat Organization	Formal Authority
Front Office	Functional Areas
Functional Structure	Hierarchical Organization
Indirect Reports	Internal Consultants
Job Levels	Line Of Business
Management Level	Management Team
Matrix Management	Middle Management
Middle Office	Organizational Complexity
Organizations	Power Structures
Profit Center	Reporting Lines
Restructuring	Satellite Office
Self-Organization	Strategic Business Unit
Strategic Partnership	Teams
Working Level	Workplace

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