Organizational Structure Debate

• Bedrijfseconomie
• WO
• Studiejaar 1

Organizational Structure Debate

Made by: 

Kourosh Audenaerde

Justýna Hrazdirová

What are we going to do?

• 12 statements
• Agree or Disagree
• Think about your answer
• Seek for arguments to support your (dis)agreement
• Debate 

A few Icebreakers

• If you were starting your own company tomorrow, what would it be?
• Think of your favorite brand/company: why do you think it’s successful? Structure, culture, or something else?

The main purpose of any organization is to be lucrative/make money.

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Please tick one of the following boxes on your answer sheet: 

''Agree" or ''Disagree''

(Keep your arguments for your choice in mind)

Centralization of authority always leads to better decisions.

Please tick one of the following boxes on your answer sheet:

''Agree" or ''Disagree''

(Keep your arguments for your choice in mind)

In today’s world, mechanistic structures are outdated and ineffective.

Please tick one of the following boxes on your answer sheet:

''Agree" or ''Disagree''

(Keep your arguments for your choiec in mind)

Standardization makes organizations more efficient, even if it reduces creativity.

Please tick one of the following boxes on your answer sheet:

''Agree" or ''Disagree''

(Keep your arguments for your choice in mind)

Employees are more motivated in organic structures than in mechanistic ones.

Please tick one of the following boxes on your answer sheet:

''Agree" or ''Disagree''

(Keep your arguments for your choice in mind)

DEBATE!