Organisational structures

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What is a centralised organisation?
An organisation in which most decisions are taken at head office, who keep strict control over their branches.
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What is a decentralised organisation?
An organisation in which most decisions are passed down to branches or divisions of the organisation and not taken by the head office.
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What is a flat organisational structure?
A short chain of command, each manager has a wide span of control.
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What is a tall organisational structure?
A long chain of command with more layers of management, they have a narrow span of control
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What is a narrow span of control?
A manager has a small a,ount of people they are responsible for.
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What is a wide span of control?
A manager has a large amount of employees they are responsible for.
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What is a decentralised organisation?

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An organisation in which most decisions are passed down to branches or divisions of the organisation and not taken by the head office.

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What is a flat organisational structure?

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What is a tall organisational structure?

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What is a narrow span of control?

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