ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Business organisational structure
In Mintzberg's model, a company's work-study analysts, accountants who design budgeting systems and quality planners belong to which part of the organisation?
They belong to the technostructure. This part of Mintzberg's model contains analysts who design, plan and standardise the work of others, for example through work study, budgeting systems and quality planning, without directly performing or supervising the operational work.
- AMiddle line
- BTechnostructureCorrect
- COperating core
Explanation
The technostructure comprises analysts who plan and standardise work, such as work-study staff, planners and system designers. They do not supervise the work directly (middle line) or carry it out (operating core).
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