Organizational Structure and Culture
Organizational Structure and Culture Marsha Ruckle Senior Practicum/492 May 13, 2013 Janice Cochran
Organizational Structure and Culture Every facility has an authority structure within the organization that is the foundation for the oversight of delegating processes and expected outcomes. Without structure there is a potential for chaos to ensue, communication to be inhibited, thereby preventing goals from getting accomplished. Organizational structure is an important tool managers use to increase efficiency within the departments (Sullivan, 2013) and is an important line of communication for employees at the department level as well as throughout the organization. Every organization must have a management design to provide fluid leadership and it should be well documented and broadcast throughout the organization so employees know who to report to as well as what their role in the implementation of that structure plan (Tiller, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to identify the type of organizational structure used in my facility, describe how that structure creates an environment of support for patient-centered care, use of information systems within the culture and structure of the agency, use of decision-making ability, identify informal and formal reporting lines as well as who the real leaders are in the organization, how social and cultural influences of the community are integrated in the delivery of care, and how generational differences influence the organizational culture of my workplace.
Organizational Structure It is timely for me to be discussing organizational structure in my workplace because our nursing structure has just changed, and we were provided with a new organizational structure chart recently. The type of organizational structure my facility operates within is a combination of a service line structure and a matrix structure. It is not just a one type standard model of
Organizational Structure and Culture Every facility has an authority structure within the organization that is the foundation for the oversight of delegating processes and expected outcomes. Without structure there is a potential for chaos to ensue, communication to be inhibited, thereby preventing goals from getting accomplished. Organizational structure is an important tool managers use to increase efficiency within the departments (Sullivan, 2013) and is an important line of communication for employees at the department level as well as throughout the organization. Every organization must have a management design to provide fluid leadership and it should be well documented and broadcast throughout the organization so employees know who to report to as well as what their role in the implementation of that structure plan (Tiller, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to identify the type of organizational structure used in my facility, describe how that structure creates an environment of support for patient-centered care, use of information systems within the culture and structure of the agency, use of decision-making ability, identify informal and formal reporting lines as well as who the real leaders are in the organization, how social and cultural influences of the community are integrated in the delivery of care, and how generational differences influence the organizational culture of my workplace.
Organizational Structure It is timely for me to be discussing organizational structure in my workplace because our nursing structure has just changed, and we were provided with a new organizational structure chart recently. The type of organizational structure my facility operates within is a combination of a service line structure and a matrix structure. It is not just a one type standard model of
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