9 organising Flashcards
organising
clear structure
ensure the smooth running of the firm
splits the company into different departments
involves arranging all the resources of the business into the most suitable form to achieve its objectives
organisation structure
split the work into depts
appoint people to be in charge of depts
ensure wach depr achieves their aims
shows how a firm organises its activities
business must be organised in order to avoid chaos
structure should show who is in charge the chain of command
functional organisation structure
split the business into diff job
put a person in charge of each dept
functional structure how
bod
ceo md
directors
sales reps accountants etc
functional adv
depts become experts at their area
highly efficient
jobs are completed quicker
staff are specialised
accountability
directors are responsible for their dept. the errors can he found and fixed quickly
clarity
communication is quick as everyone knows who they report to
functional dis
isolation
people are unaware of other depts
coordination
depts may have their own ahenda
difficult to act as a united team
product organisation structure
each dept is respinsible for a particular product
product organisation structure how
bod
ceo
taste and nutrition consumer foods agribusiness
managers
sales rep etc
geographical organisation structure
splits the depts depending on the area it covers
geographical dept adv
serve local needs
competition each dept strives to be the best
lower costs
incentive to be a cost effective dept
geographical dis
duplication
too many debts eg finance means conflict
who knows best the md manager or local manager
geographical how
bod
ceo md
americas or china/asia/pacific presidents
marketing production operation depts
matrix structure
team based structure with expertise drawn from different departments
used for major temporary projects
this greater interaction across depts will lead to greater understanding of individual departments by team members
good for specific projects like product debelopment within an RD company
team members have the support of their project leader
matrix structure how
bod
md
research producyion finance marketing human relations
team A
team B
matrix structure adv
all team members have an input- greater output (synergy)
new ideas and better decisions
greater job satisfaction team work
staff morale improves
matrix structure dis
two bosses
functional boss and matrix boss
increased costs
train managers and extra secretaries
chain of command
states who reports to who
people above have authority ober you and vice versa
unity of command- held accountable to one manager
span of control
number of employees that report directly to the manager
4-16
9 average
can have a wide or narrow
factors that affect the span of control
type of work expertise if manager ability of employees location of employees nature of product
advantage of organising
helps to solve problems quicker
staff know theirbjob
know who to report to
improves efficiency
experts who are fast and effective
helps business cope with change
matrix structure
minimises waste
no overlapping
resources used efficiently
delayering
removes 1 or more mgt layers in an organisation structure
remove middle manahers
increases the span of control for senior managers
