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I. The Nature of Organization Structure

A. Organization Defined
B. Organization Structure

Structural Configuration

A. Division of Labor
B. Coordinating the Divided Tasks

1. Departmentalization
2. Span of Control
3. Administrative Hierarchy

III. Structure and Operations

A. Centralization
B. Formalization

IV. Responsibility and Authority

A. Responsibility
B. Authority
C. An Alternative View of Authority

V. Classic Views of Structure

A. Ideal Bureaucracy
B. The Classic Principles of Organizing
C. Human Organization