Write a research paper in which you define four organizational designs, compare them, and describe how you would use one of them to create an organizational structure that would lead to high performance. Organizational design is at the heart of the strategy-structure-fit relationship. The organization’s broad strategy and goals must first be determined before designing the organization. Then the organization design team (usually senior management or the founder) must determine how best to structure the organization in a way that supports the overall strategy. Modern organizations can take on many different types of design. The days of the traditional functional organization are rapidly giving way to project-based matrix, networked, and even virtual designs.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: **Competency 1: Analyze the historical perspectives of the study of organizational structure and design and its applications in today’s world. Explain what is meant by “functional organization.” Explain what is meant by “matrix organization.” Explain what is meant by “networked organization.” Explain what is meant by “virtual organization.” Compare the types of organizational design in terms of structure. Compare the types of organizational design in terms of strategy. Compare the types of organizational design in terms of challenges in today’s local and global environment. **Competency 3: Create a model for organizational structure of a high performance organization. Describe a model for organizational structure that leads to high performance.
