Activity 8
Organizational Structure
Organizational structure defines the hierarchy within an organization by identifying each job and where it reports to within the organization.
Explain the organizational structure where you work or an organization you are familiar, include an organizational chart, you may remove specific names.
• Discuss if the organizational structure supported by theory or not
• Describe the formal leadership
• Describe the informal leadership
• Discuss the importance of informal leadership, is the informal leadership a positive or negative influence?
Reading and Resources
• Review chapters 1-3 in Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
• Deschamps, C., Rinfret, N., Lagacé, M. C., & Privé, C. (2016). Transformational leadership and change: How leaders influence their followers’ motivation through organizational justice. Journal Of Healthcare Management, 61(3), 194-212.
• Jefferson, T., Klass, D., Lord, L., Nowak, M., & Thomas, G. (2014). Context and the leadership experiences and perceptions of professionals. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(6), 811-829. [Found in ProQuest Central, linked on the library gateway page, A-Z list of collections]
• Review chapters 4 & 6 in Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
• Krive, J. (2013). Building effective workforce management practices through shared governance and technology systems integration. Nursing Economic$, 31(5), 231-249
• Stewart, K. R. (2017). SBAR, communication, and patient safety: An integrated literature review. Medsurg Nursing, 26(5), 297-305.
• Review: IOM Future of Nursing Report
• Review: Campaign for Action Resource
INSTRUCTION
1. Explains the organizational structure, includes the organizational chart.
2. Discusses the organizational structure as supported by theory.
3. Describes the organizations formal leadership.
4. Describes the organizations informal leadership.
5. Discusses the importance of informal leadership, discusses if the informal leadership a positive or negative influence.
6. Discusses at least two best practices from the literature that could benefit your organization.
7. No errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation.
8. Provides two or more references.
