Objective #1 Discuss the factors that inuence a firm's organizational structure. 1. Organizational structure specifies the to be done and the ways in which they to one another. 2. Most organizations prepare an , which shows employees where they fit into a firm's operation. 3. Developing an organizational structure involves three activities: and } Objective #2 Explain specialization and departmentalization as two of the building blocks of organization structure. 4. Specialized jobs are more easily and can be more efficiently than nonspecialized jobs. 5. People who have specialized jobs are easier to when they leave an organization. 6. Overspecialization has negative outcomes when employees become and , and derive less satisfaction from their jobs. 7. Departmentalization allows the firm to treat each department as a center. 8. In , groups are created according to their function in the organization. 9. In , groups are divided according to the specific product or service being created