Watch: The 71/2 Types of Business Organizational Structure

This super short video presents and describes various business structures:

 

 

After reading the chapter and watching the video, are you able to answer these questions:

1. .After watching the video, do you think that it makes sense to describe 7½ options rather than 5?.Whether or not you decided that 7½ is better than 5, you probably noticed that no configuration is really perfect, and each has at least one drawback.
2. Consider reviewing the descriptions in Section 7.1 and the video, and afterward, try to zero in on the advantages and disadvantages of each organizational formation.  (Hint: all the forms except Functional typically must have similar departments which essentially perform the same job or function). 

 

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions.

 

Ms. Hicks