PRINCIPLE MANAGEMENT

QUESTION 2 A mechanistic organisation is a rigid and tightly controlled structure, characterised by high specialisation, rigid departmentalization, a limited information network (mostly downward communication), narrow spans of control, little participation in decision making by lower-level employees, and high formalisation. In direct contrast, organic organisation is as highly adaptive and flexible a structure as the mechanistic organization is rigid and stable. Organic organisations have a division of labour, but the jobs people do are not standardised. In the context of UNITAR International University, which work structure is best to be implemented? Justify your answer by providing TWO (2) advantages and TWO (2) disadvantages of the chosen (or proposed) work structure in the context of UNITAR, and support your answer with relevant examples (14 Marks)