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The role of organisational structure in SHRM: the basis for effectiveness?

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this chapter you should be able to:
define the term organisational structure and evaluate its links to strategy; describe and analyse conceptual approaches to the design of organisational structures and discuss their strategic implications;

identify principal forms of organisational structure and explore their main effects on those who work within them at both a theoretical and practical level;
analyse the relationship between organisational structure and SHRM.

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Figure 5.1 Mapping the role of organisational structure in SHRM: a summary diagram of the chapter content
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Figure 5.2 Structural types related to the interaction between environmental complexity and stability
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Figure 5.3 Representation of a functional structure

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Figure 5.4 Representations of a divisionalised structure

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Figure 5.5 Representation of a matrix organisation

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Figure 5.6 Individual responsibility under different types of matrix structure

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Figure 5.7 Representation of a project-based structure

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Figure 5.8 Representations of network forms

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Figure 5.9 Representation of a cellular form

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