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VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE . MGM4136. Organizational structure. Organizational structure refers to corporate subunits and their relationship with the overall organization and h ow job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated . THE VIRTUAL OFFICE.
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VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE MGM4136
Organizationalstructure Organizationalstructure refers to corporate subunits and their relationship with the overall organization and how job tasks are formally divided, grouped, and coordinated
THE VIRTUAL OFFICE • Evidence of the virtual office began to emerge during the 1970s as low-priced microcomputers and communications equipment made it possible for individuals to work at home • At the time, the term teleprocessing was used, later the term telecommuting was introduced to describe how employees could electronically “commute” to work
THE DEFINITION OF VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE • In general , • Has little or no formal structure , few permanent employees , a very small staff and a modest • administrative facility. • Highly centralized with little or no departmentalization • Provides maximum flexibility while concentrating on what the organization does best • Reduced control over key parts of the business • Electronic communication networks enable firms to become virtual organizations, so now their development work can be done almost anywhere
'Virtual organizations 'Virtual organizations' are a set of organizational that rely on multiparty co-operative relationships between people across structural, temporal and geographic boundaries. Flexibility is brought about in part by reconfigurable networks of computer based communications that allow organizations to co-ordinate their activities and in part by a management philosophy based on collaboration and innovation.
CONCLUSION Managing an organisation in virtual environment is challenging, thus require managers to consider other issues such as reporting, remunerations and communication