Used flow charts. Wanted small span of control Supervisors to control no more than six people Tall and Flat structures. Tall has small span of control. Flat has great span of control. Less noise in comm system Higher morale because employees involved in own decisions All decisions and actions should be put in writing.
Managers are to maintain impersonal relationships with others in the organization.
Formal written rules are legal basis of authority and control over employees. Current Implementation of Traditional Model Time-motion studies used. Rewards and punishment for meeting or not meeting production goals. Chain of command. Criticisms of Traditional Organizations Management distorts concepts.