Question

What are the major differences between the mechanistic and the organic types of organization?

Answer 1

Following are the major differences between a mechanistic and an organic organization:

Mechanistic Organization	Organic Organization
These types of organizations are based on individual specialization and less collaboration among people. Employees work separately in their own tasks.	In these types of organizations, employees coordinate and work together to achieve organizational synergy.
Tasks and authorities are well defined.	Tasks and authorities are not very clearly defined.
In these types of companies, decision-making is centralized and communication is from top to bottom.	In organic organizations, commination is horizontal and decision-making is decentralized.
These types of organizations have oil defined policies and standard operating procedures.	In organic organization, processes are flexible and generally, there is no strictly defined standard operating procedure.
Mechanistic organizations extensively use written communications.	Organic organizations mainly use verbal communication.