Organisation
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- Created on: 19-04-19 19:56
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- Organisation
- Line organisation is where authority and line of command flows from top to bottom
- Staff organisation is where a person of the organisation provides advice and service to the line
- A chain of command is the line of command from the top to the bottom of the organisation. It shows how responsibility is organised
- Span of control is the number of subordinates that a superior is directly responsible for
- Authority is the power to give orders, make decisions and enforce obedience
- Responsibility is having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
- Centralisation is where authority lies with senior management at the centre of a business
- Decentralisation is where authority is delegated further down the hierarchy and away from the centre
- Delegation is where authority or responsibility is given to a subordinate
- Delayering is where the number of levels in a hierarchy is reduced
- Hierarchy is the number of layers within an organisation
- Functional organisation is where workers are grouped based on their skills and knowledge. it vertically structures each department with roles from president to finance and sales departments etc
- Organisational structure by product is where each division focuses on a different prod1uct or service
- A matrix structure is where individuals work across teams and projects as well as within their own department or function
- A divisional organisation structure that organises activities around geographical, market or product and service groups
- A tall structure is where a structure has a small span of control and many levels of hierarchy
- There is more opportunity for promotion, leading to greater staff motivation
- Staff have more support from their line manager
- Higher degree of supervision as line managers have a limited number of subordinates
- Many levels of hierarchy
- Slow communication
- Less responsive as there's longer lines of communication
- Can be expensive to run due to high wages
- A flat structure is where there is a wife span o control but few layers of hierarchy
- Few levels of hierarchy
- responsive to change and decision making is quicker due to short lines of communications
- Tasks must be delegated which can lead to feeling stressed and overstretched
- There is less opportunity for promotion so staff may leave to go to other organisations
- Staff are empowered to work independently and take more responsibility
- It is important to have organisational structure because it provides clarity and guidance
- Employees must know who to report problems to in difficult situations
- structure improves efficiency as clarity is provided
- structure motivates employees because they can see a map for promotion
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