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A structure adopting both functional and divisional structures at the same management levels.
Having a proper organizational structure is essential for companies belonging to all sectors of the economy to make progress on the business front. A well planned organizational structure can lead to increased efficiency, and this will reflect on the revenue and profits of the firm. Among the different types of organizational structures is a hybrid organizational structure. It has been defined as the combination of the divisional as well as the functional structures. A hybrid organizational structure has all the advantages of these structures.
Increased Efficiency
Hybrid structure is the one which consists of multiple organizational designs. It has two different organizational structures which have been combined together. The main aim behind the formation of such a structure is to improve the efficiency and manner of functioning of the company. As we all know, running an organization smoothly is not a one man job, and it requires a team of dedicated and talented professionals. These professionals should be assigned work in the right quantity and at the right time The most important advantage of the hybrid organizational structure is that it makes work allotment and distribution extremely easy for the senior level management. Hybrid organizational structure lays emphasis on giving employees the work in which they are experts, to ensure that they deliver a good performance for the benefit of the organization.
hybrid organization for attainment of set goals. Cross cultural unity has helped many small organizations become large corporations with operations in several regions.
Flexibility
This organizational structure is much more flexible as compared to the divisional and functional structures. Hybrid organizations have different product lines which gives them competitive advantage in a market which has many participants. Flexible organizational structure helps keep the relations between the senior management and junior employees cordial through consistent dialog and interaction. Also, all sorts of employee problems, grievances and doubts are easily addressed.
Decentralization of Decision-making
Decentralization of the decision-making process is very essential to make the junior level employees a part of the growth of the organization. It has been observed that the autocratic leadership process in which the management lays the rules and the juniors follow them without voicing their opinion may not be favorable for organizational growth. By giving power and rights to the junior level employees to take some decisions on their own, they can build their confidence steadily.
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The internet is shaped far more by the choices of people who build and use it than by regulation or high minded ideals. By creating products that a) many millions of internet users love and b) have open standards, security and innovation Mozilla is diffent from say companies in the auto industry, or even things that are closer to other hybrid organizations because we are pushing on all the levers to open communication about what we are doing, engage as many people in product planning, have our product used as a platform as in firefox addons, produce a public assess that can live on beyond the life of a product as mozilla has lived on beyond the original netscape participation, ensure peer view and checks and balances are in place to keep the project from going to far off course, *and* try to create *hot* product like Firefox.