2.23 Organisation Structures and Employees

Question 1

formal organisation

Answer 1

internal structure of a business

Question 2

organisation chart

Answer 2

diagram that shows the different job roles in a business and how they relate to each other

Question 3

hierarchy

Answer 3

order or levels of responsibility in an organisation from the lowest to the highest

Question 4

authority

Answer 4

right to command and make decisions

Question 5

chain of command

Answer 5

route through which orders are passes down in the hierarchy

Question 6

subordinates

Answer 6

people in the hierarchy who work under the control of a more senior worker

Question 7

delegation

Answer 7

authority to pass down work from superior to subordinate

Question 8

span of control

Answer 8

number of people a person is directly responsible for

Question 9

centralised

Answer 9

type of organisation system where most decisions are made at the top of the organisation

Question 10

decentralised

Answer 10

type of organisation where decision making is pushed down the chain of command