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Mintzberg went on to describe six successful structures:

 Strategic apex exercises direct control over operating
core.
1. Simple
structure  Common in a small business.
 Little or no middle line, technostructure or support staff.

2. Machine  Relies on technostructure for standardisation.
bureaucracy  Results in a rigid operating core.

 Relies on technostructure (as above) but the standard
practices are set by law, regulations or independent
3. Professional bodies.
bureaucracy
 More democratic than machine bureaucracy and operating
core dominates.

4. Divisionalised  Powerful middle line taking charge of a largely
form autonomous division.

 Task or project based organisation.

 Needs to react quickly and flexibly to changing demands
so direct supervision and defined processes are less
5. Adhocracy
important.
 Operating core dominates as can support staff due to
impact of R&D.

 Formed on the basis of a common set of beliefs and
6. Missionary values of all workers.
organisation  Suitable in static environment due to firm beliefs and
unwillingness to compromise or change.

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