Organizational structure is a hierarchical arrangement of authority, rights or duties in an organization. It determines the assignment, control or coordination of roles, responsibilities and power. A character of the organizational structure is highly dependant on the organization’s strategy and goals.
The problematic of organizational structure is closely linked to identity management. Organizing the company into this structure, assigning rights to individuals, working groups or project and controlling everything from one place – that are advantages that any high quality IDM solution is supposed to provide.
Example
An organization has production department, marketing department and support department. Above them there are managers and a head of the company, below are working groups or concrete employees. Altogether, they create an organizational structure. Their power, rights and duties differ according to their position in the structure.