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| Hybrid Structure this is an organisational structure that adopts parts of several different structures. The structure attempts incorporate advantages of the structures so adopted. Most large organisations have some combination of functional and divisional departments, see Figure 3.8: Figure 3.8: A Hybrid of matrix Structure The functional departments are created to take advantage of resource utilization efficiencies, economies of scale, or in-depth expertise and divisional departments are created when there are potential benefits from a stronger focus on products, services, or markets. The hybrid structure is otherwise called mixed structure. This structure is better used in organisation that face considerable environment uncertainly that can best be met through a divisional structure and also require functional expertise or efficiency. Advantages of Hybrid Structure • An organisation can often achieve specialized expertise and economies of scale in major functional areas. • Permits delegation of decision-making authority, thereby, relieving top management of the overwhelming burden of having to know everything about everything. • It enhances adaptability and flexibility in handling diverse product or service lines geographic areas or customers through a partial divisional structure. • It helps to align divisional and corporate goals. • It promotes loyalty and commitment among those lower level members of the organisation who have delegated authority and are making important organisational decisions. 151 Disadvantages of Hybrid Structure • It develops excessively large staff in the corporate level functional departments. • It can cause organisational conflict because the corporate departments may attempt to exercise increasing amounts of control over the divisions. • It creates work duplication which makes the supposed economies of scale a mirage. • It can lead to delay in responding to exceptional situations that require coordination between a division and a corporate functional department. vb Matrix Structure it is a type of structure that superimposes a horizontal set of divisional reporting relationship onto a hierarchical functional structure. This structure is adopted when members of different functional departments are chosen to work together temporarily on a specific contractor project. The temporary groups formed are called projects. There are two chains of commands, one vertical and one horizontal. The typical matrix structure is shown in Figure C. The functional heads makeup the vertical hierarchy while the project managers represent the divisional units that operate horizontally across the structure. The heads of the functional and divisional units are sometimes called the matrix bosses. Download 3.37 Mb. Share with your friends:
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