Background

Seminal writing on organizational design and structure identified two basic types of organization: mechanistic and organic. These two categories loosely define all forms of organizational structure.

Instructions

Many publicly traded firms (e.g., Fortune 500) will have organizational charts published on their websites. If not, they will have a list of people on the top management team. Based on their titles, you can get a sense of the firm’s structure (e.g., product-based or geography). For this assignment, try to exclude Fortune’s top 50 organizations which include Amazon, Apple, and Walmart, to name a few. Determine if the organization is mechanistic or organic based on the definitions provided in this week’s resources. Then, write a paper addressing the following: 

· Research your chosen organizational structure. On a scale of 1 to 10 (using a table or chart), rate your perception of the following characteristics of the organization: 

· Mechanistic vs. Organic

· Task Role: Rigid or Flexible

· Communication: Vertical or Multidirectional

· Decision Making: Centralized or Decentralized

· Sensitivity to Environment: Closed or Open

· After completing this assessment, prepare a summary in which you analyze your results and explain why each characteristic was rated as it was. Support your response with examples. Then, identify which aspects of the organization’s structure you would change. 

· Create an updated organizational chart for your chosen organization that depicts the new organizational structure (based on the suggested changes) and explains why and how this new design reflects an improvement in the organization’s ability to meet its goals. 

· Conclude the paper by explaining how managers might assess whether your proposal operates as intended after 12 months. What key performance indicators would you measure and why? 

As an appendix to your assignment, please include the organizational chart you found online with the updated organizational chart for comparison.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

References: Include at least 2 scholarly resources.