Understanding Organizational Design

This lesson introduces the concepts behind organizational design for businesses, starting from the most basic beginnings to larger and larger hierarchies.

This business lesson discusses horizontal and vertical differentiation in a restaurant, and explains how the hierarchy splits into roles and responsibilities.

In this lesson, learn about subunit orientation, how it happens, and why, as well as how integration helps coordinate various tasks and divisions together.

In this lesson, learn how authority can be handled in an organization, whether centralized or decentralized, and how that will affect a business.

In this lesson, learn how organizations influence individuals and groups in their decision-making, either through standardized rules or established norms.