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Organisational structure





                           Mintzberg’s building blocks





               Building block         What they want          What they provide  Dominated
                                                                                     structure

               Strategic apex         Direction               Supervision            Simple


               Technostructure        Efficiency              Procedures and         Machine
                                                              standards              bureaucracy

               Operating core         Proficiency             Expertise and skills  Professional
                                                                                     bureaucracy


               Middle line            Concentration           Focus and control      Divisional

               Support staff          Learning                Help and learning















































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