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Chapter 4
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 4
09/11/2012

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Term
Organizational Complexity
Definition
2 Types: Horizontal/Vertical
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Horizontal Complexity
Definition
Lateral differentiation may be duplicated at all levels of authority.
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Vertical Complexity
Definition
Extent of organizational penetration
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Administrative Component
Definition
Charged with coordinating, facilitating, and supporting activities
Term
Bureaucratization
Definition
Extension of the bureaucracy's spheres of activities and power
Term
Debureaucratization
Definition
Reverse of bureaucratization. Subversion of goals and activities of the bureaucracy.
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Centralization
Definition
Power given to organizational sub-units that could be retained by a central organizational hierarchy.
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Decentralization
Definition
Delegation of responsibilities downward
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Levels of authority
Definition
Degree of vertical differentiation in an organization
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Span of Control
Definition
Number or persons or departments under the direct control of a Supervisor/Department
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Law of Magnetism
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Who you are is who you attract
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