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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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1989
Note on How Organizations Can be Structured
by
D. Q. Mills
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Abstract
Describes four basic organizational forms--hierarchy, division, matrix, and cluster. Diagrams of each are included. Their strengths and weaknesses under different business environment conditions are detailed. There is a table comparing the forms on several key organizational dimensions and a second table that describes key management practices in each form.
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;