Difference between revisions of "Matrix model"
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
According to [[Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition)]], | According to [[Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition)]], | ||
| − | + | :[[Matrix structure]]. An [[organizational structure]] that creates dual lines of [[authority]] and combines functional and product departmentalization. | |
| + | According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Matrix structure]]. An [[organizational structure]] that assigns specialists from different functional departments to work on one or more projects. | ||
| + | According to the [[Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Matrix structure]]. This type of organizational design places functional activities along the top row and divisional projects/units along the left side to create a rubric where managers have two bosses – both a functional boss and a project boss, thus creating the need for extensive vertical and horizontal flows of authority and communication. | ||
| + | According to the [[HRBoK Guide]], | ||
| + | :[[Matrix structure]]. A system of reporting where employees have both vertical and horizontal relationships. A system of managing staff where employees have more than one reporting relationship (for example, they could report to a direct supervisor as well as a team leader). | ||
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*[[Workforce Arrangements Quarter]]. | *[[Workforce Arrangements Quarter]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 20 July 2020
Matrix model (alternatively known as matrix structure; hereinafter, the Model) is an workforce arrangement model that creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product departmentalization.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Matrix structure. An organizational structure that creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product departmentalization.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Matrix structure. An organizational structure that assigns specialists from different functional departments to work on one or more projects.
According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),
- Matrix structure. This type of organizational design places functional activities along the top row and divisional projects/units along the left side to create a rubric where managers have two bosses – both a functional boss and a project boss, thus creating the need for extensive vertical and horizontal flows of authority and communication.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Matrix structure. A system of reporting where employees have both vertical and horizontal relationships. A system of managing staff where employees have more than one reporting relationship (for example, they could report to a direct supervisor as well as a team leader).
