Organizational Structure

Organizational structure defines the hierarchy within an organization by identifying each job and where it reports to within the organization.

Explain the organizational structure where you work or an organization you are familiar, include an organizational chart, you may remove specific names. 

• Discuss if the organizational structure supported by theory or not
• Describe the formal leadership
• Describe the informal leadership
• Discuss the importance of informal leadership, is the informal leadership a positive or negative influence? 
• Identify at least two best practices from the literature that could benefit your organization

Support your discussion and opinions with facts, relevant examples from personal nursing practice.

All submissions must have a minimum of two scholarly references to support your work. 

Examples of work to show mastery:

• 2-3 page paper – APA format

Managementand Leadership – Organizational Structure

Description: The baccalaureate-graduate nurse will demonstrate an awareness of complex organizational systems.

Component: Essential II

Area
Gold

Mastery
Silver

Acceptable
Bronze

Developing
Unacceptable

Explains the

organizational

structure

Explains the
organizational
structure, includes the

organizational chart

Mentions the
organizational
structure, includes the
organizational chart

Explains the
organizational

structure, does not

include the

organizational chart

Does not discuss the

organizational
structure, does not
include the
organizational chart

Supported by

Theory

Discusses the

organizational

structure as

supported by theory

Discusses the
organizational
structure and
mentions theory

Discusses the
organizational
structure but does not
discuss theory

Does not discuss the
organizational
structure as supported
by theory

Formal

Leadership

Describes the

organizations formal

leadership

Mentions the
organizations formal
leadership

Lists the

organizations formal
leadership
Does not discuss the
organizations formal

leadership

Informal

Leadership
Describes the

organizations

informal leadership

Mentions the
organizations informal
leadership

Lists the
organizations
informal leadership
Does not discuss the
organizations
informal leadership

Importance of

Informal
Leadership
Discusses the

importance of

informal leadership,

discusses if the

informal leadership

a positive or

negative

influence

Discusses the
importance

of informal

leadership, does not

discuss if the informal
leadership a positive or
negative influence

Lists the importance

of informal
leadership, does not

discuss if the

informal leadership
a positive or
negative influence
Does not discuss the
importance of
informal leadership

or if the informal

leadership a positive

or negative

influence

Two Best

Practices

Discusses at least

two best practices

from the literature

that could benefit

your

organization

Mentions at least

two best practices
from the literature
that could benefit
your organization

Lists at least two

best practices from

the literature that

could

benefit your

organization

Does not discuss at

least two best

practices from the

literature that could

benefit your
organization