Purchase Solution

Mintzberg and Workplace Environments

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

According to Minztberg, there are five configurations of organization structure that is suitable of different types of personalities - simple, machine bureaucracy, professional bureaucracy, divisonalized form, and adhocracy.

Identify which types of workplace environments are best suited to your personality and preferences, and at the same time, environments for which employers seek your personality type. In addition, describe the current support network and its relationship to the current success plan.

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

This solution provides an opinionated piece about workplace environments and personality types.

Solution Preview

The types of workplace environments I am best suited to, based on personality and
preferences are adhocracy. I am a highly self motivated and creative person, with the ability to
solve problems on my own or contribute to team challenges. I have worked for years without
supervision and have always been able to succeed with little oversight and guidance. I do not
hesitate to seek guidance when I believe I need it but such occasions are rare. A have learned to
be flexible when working alone and with others. The adhocracy structure is "a complex dynamic
environment with a high level of social specialization" (iun.edu, nd). In the types of work I have
been involved in social specialization has been present in the form of both structured and
unstructured communications which have been both planned and ...

Solution provided by:
Education
  • MEd, Jones International University
  • BSc, DeVry University
  • MPH, Walden University
Recent Feedback
  • "Thank you so much!"
  • "Great work"
  • "thanks for the information"
  • "Thanks for the information"
  • "Excellent Work, very well-written, clear and concise."
Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Managing the Older Worker

This quiz will let you know some of the basics of dealing with older workers. This is increasingly important for managers and human resource workers as many countries are facing an increase in older people in the workforce

Understanding Management

This quiz will help you understand the dimensions of employee diversity as well as how to manage a culturally diverse workforce.

Understanding the Accounting Equation

These 10 questions help a new student of accounting to understand the basic premise of accounting and how it is applied to the business world.

Change and Resistance within Organizations

This quiz intended to help students understand change and resistance in organizations

Organizational Leadership Quiz

This quiz prepares a person to do well when it comes to studying organizational leadership in their studies.