Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Today we'll discuss the problem that often appears towards the manager. This is a problem of organizational choice or how to group product activities by product or by function. In other words, should all specialists in a given function be grouped under a common boss, regardless of differences in products they are involved in, or should the various functional specialists working on a single product be grouped together under the …showed first 75 words of 797 total…

…showed last 75 words of 797 total…as the goals themselves. The question of how the organizational pattern will affect individuals members is equally complex. Management must consider how much stress will be associated with a certain pattern and whether such stress should be a serious concern. To explore in more detail the significance of modern approaches to organizational structuring, we shall describe one recent study conducted in two manufacturing plants - one organized by product, the other on a functional basis.