People in Business 2.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? Business StudiesPeople in businessGCSEAQA Created by: AnnieUptonCreated on: 23-03-15 12:12 definintion of organisation in business the way a business is structured to meet it's aims 1 of 24 what is hierarchy in a business? the number of management levels 2 of 24 who's the member of staff responsible for overseeing others work? a line manager 3 of 24 what is the chain of command? the path of authority of which instructions are passed 4 of 24 in what kind of business do junior managers get to make desicions? decentralised 5 of 24 which organisational structure has very few layers of hierarchy? flat 6 of 24 is Emma is is the line manager of Clarisa. What does this mean for Emma? Emma can delogate work to Clarisa 7 of 24 Jane is the line manager of John what does this mean for John? John has less authority than Jane 8 of 24 The number of staff reporting to Emma decreases. What does that mean? Jane's span of control is decreasing 9 of 24 what is removing a level of management in an organisation an example of? Delayering 10 of 24 Hierarchy refers to the management levels within an organisation 11 of 24 Line Managers responsible for overssing the work of other staff 12 of 24 Subordinates report to other staff higher up the hierarchy. 13 of 24 Authroity refers to the power managers have to direct subordinates and make decisions 14 of 24 Delegation when the managers entrust tasks or decisions 15 of 24 Empowerment sees managers passing authority to make decisions down to subordinates 16 of 24 The Span of Control measures the number of subordinates reporting directly to a manager 17 of 24 The Chain of Command the path of authority along which instructions are passed, from the CEO downwards 18 of 24 Lines of communication the routes mesages travel along 19 of 24 Tall Organistations have many levels of hierarchy. narrow span of control 20 of 24 Flat Organisations have few levels of hierarchy. lines of communication are short 21 of 24 Centralised organisations decisions are taken by senior managers then passed down the hierarchy 22 of 24 Decentralised Organisations delegate authority down the chain of command. 23 of 24 Delayering Removing a layer management in a hierarchy 24 of 24
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