Organizational design is the process of choosing and implementing structures that best arrange resources to serve the organization's mission and objectives. The ultimate purpose of organizational design is to create an alignment between supporting structures and situational challenges. Bureaucratic (or mechanistic) organizational designs are vertical in nature and perform best for routine and predictable tasks. Adaptive or organic organizational designs are horizontal in nature and perform best in conditions requiring change and flexibility. Bureaucracy is …showed first 75 words of 1713 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1713 total…include various options on disability protection, health and life insurance, and retirement plans. At the executive level, these benefits may even extend into such additional perks as company cars and expenses, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement benefits, and personal tax and financial planning. Whenever workers must be replaced over time because of promotions, transfers, retirements, and terminations, the goal should be to treat everyone fairly while ensuring that jobs are filled with the best personnel available.