This book reveals that structure seems to be at the root of many questions about organizations and why they function as they do. Preface, A Note to the Reader, The Essence of Structure, How the Organization Functions, Five Basic Parts of the Organization, The Organization as a System of Flows, The Design Parameters, Design of Positions: Job Specialization, Design of Positions: Behavior Formalization, Design of Positions: Training and Indoctrination, Design of Superstructure: Unit Grouping, Design of Lateral Linkages: Planning and Control Systems, Design of Lateral Linkages: Liaison Devices, Design of Decision-Making System: Vertical and Horizontal Decentralization, The Contingency Factors, The Effective Structuring of Organizations, Age and Size, Technical System, Environment, Power, Structural Configurations, The Simple Structure, The Machine Bureaucracy, The Professional Bureaucracy, The Divisionalized Form, The Adhocracy, A Concluding Pentagon, Bibliography, Index.