Organizing, Planning, monitoring and evaluating and reporting.
1 of 18
Key management skills
Technical skills, Communication skills,Organisational skills, Interpersonal skills.
2 of 18
What does organisational skills involve?
Setting achievable targets, planning workload, time management, creating effective teams.
3 of 18
Levels of hierarchy
Refer to the number of layers of authority within an organisation.
4 of 18
The span of control
Is the number of subordinates reporting directly to a manager.
5 of 18
Centralization
Places decision- making powers firmly in the hands of senior personnel.
6 of 18
Decentralization
Is the opposite of centralization, it gives decision-making powers to those at lower levels in the organisation and to employees in branch offices and other locations.
7 of 18
Delayering
The removal of one or more layers of hierarchy from the organisational structure.
8 of 18
Tall structures
Narrow span of control, enables managers to keep close control over the activities of their subordinates.
9 of 18
Flat structures
Wide span of control, junior employees have greater degree of Independence.
10 of 18
Matrix structures
Teams of employees with appropriate skills are assembled to carry out particular tasks. All employees are on the same skill level.
Exists when one person can get another person to do something that otherwise they would not want to do.
13 of 18
Authority
Is a special form of power in the sense that it gives people the right to give commands which others accept as legitimate.
14 of 18
Empowerment
Is the process of allowing subordinates to have a greater control over their working lives by, for example letting them make many of their own decisions.
15 of 18
Delegation
Is the passing down of authority to junior employees for a particular tasks. This is often limited to specific tasks and activities.
16 of 18
Job enrichment
Is the process of designing jobs containing tasks of varying complexity that allows employees to use their abilities to a greater extent.
17 of 18
Job enlargement
Extends the range of duties associated with a particular job.
18 of 18
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Technical skills, Communication skills,Organisational skills, Interpersonal skills.
Back
Key management skills
Card 3
Front
Setting achievable targets, planning workload, time management, creating effective teams.
Back
Card 4
Front
Refer to the number of layers of authority within an organisation.
Back
Card 5
Front
Is the number of subordinates reporting directly to a manager.
Comments
No comments have yet been made