The organizational structure at the present time

  By Raúl Gorrín.- Organizational structure is a vital element for any company because it defines the characteristics and the way the business is organized. Through it seeks to establish the authority, hierarchy, chain of command, organizational charts and departmentalization. Nowadays, the dynamism of current time demands an organizational structure that responds to the demands of the market to be flexible and innovative. The contemporary organizational structure is divided into: team structure, matrix structure, project structure, structure without borders.

     Let's take a look of these structures.

1)      The team structure: raises the formation of the business in groups or work teams which the empowerment of every member is fundamental because there is no managerial authority. The group does the job design, determines the tasks to be performed and is responsible for individual and team productivity.

2)      The matrix structure: is a specialist area that is assigned to work on the projects proposed by the organization also, inside this structure every worker reports to the area manager and the project manager.

3)      The project structure: is an organization which workers develop their work by projects. In this model, there are no departments where employees return at the end of the project.

4)      The structure without borders: operate without chain of command, job descriptions, or geography. There, work at the same level, share ideas and identify the best alternatives for the company.

     Now let's talk about the boundaries that exist in organizations:

1)      The relationship between the layers or estates of the organization.

2)       The horizontal limits between the different units of operation of the organization.

3)       The external limits between the company and the environment where the customers, suppliers and so on, are located.

4)      Geographic boundaries are the barriers between organizational units located in different countries. 

This is where self-managed functional teams are organized around the principal business processes.

     In the period in-between, learning organizations are institutions in which a specific organizational design doesn’t predominate, but companies change continuously because all members play an active role in identifying and solving problems.

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