9 organising

Question 1

organising

Answer 1

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

Question 2

organisation structure

Answer 2

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

Question 3

functional organisation structure

Answer 3

split the business into diff job

put a person in charge of each dept

Question 4

functional structure how

Answer 4

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ceo md
directors
sales reps accountants etc

Question 5

functional adv

Answer 5

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

Question 6

functional dis

Answer 6

isolation
people are unaware of other depts

coordination
depts may have their own ahenda

difficult to act as a united team

Question 7

product organisation structure

Answer 7

each dept is respinsible for a particular product

Question 8

product organisation structure how

Answer 8

bod

ceo

taste and nutrition consumer foods agribusiness

managers

sales rep etc

Question 9

geographical organisation structure

Answer 9

splits the depts depending on the area it covers

Question 10

geographical dept adv

Answer 10

serve local needs

competition each dept strives to be the best

lower costs
incentive to be a cost effective dept

Question 11

geographical dis

Answer 11

duplication
too many debts eg finance means conflict

who knows best the md manager or local manager

Question 12

geographical how

Answer 12

bod

ceo md

americas or china/asia/pacific presidents

marketing production operation depts

Question 13

matrix structure

Answer 13

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

Question 14

matrix structure how

Answer 14

bod

md

research producyion finance marketing human relations

team A
team B

Question 15

matrix structure adv

Answer 15

all team members have an input- greater output (synergy)

new ideas and better decisions

greater job satisfaction team work

staff morale improves

Question 16

matrix structure dis

Answer 16

two bosses
functional boss and matrix boss

increased costs
train managers and extra secretaries

Question 17

chain of command

Answer 17

states who reports to who

people above have authority ober you and vice versa

unity of command- held accountable to one manager

Question 18

span of control

Answer 18

number of employees that report directly to the manager

4-16

9 average
can have a wide or narrow

Question 19

factors that affect the span of control

Answer 19

type of work
expertise if manager
ability of employees 
location of employees
nature of product

Question 20

advantage of organising

Answer 20

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

Question 21

delayering

Answer 21

removes 1 or more mgt layers in an organisation structure
remove middle manahers
increases the span of control for senior managers