business structure Flashcards
advantages of a wide span of control (3)
- lower costs as less managers employed
- more opportunity for delegation
- subordinates feel more valued as they have more responsibility
disadvantages of a wide span of control (2)
- supervision is more difficult as more people to supervise which may lead to inefficiency as some workers are not monitored or supervised
- stress levels ae high for managers as more subordinates to control
advantages of a narrow span of control (3)
- quick communication with smaller team of subordinates
- more efective feedback
- closer monitoring
disadvantages of narrow span of control
- subordinates may not like close supervision
chain of command
the shorter the chain of command… (3)
- the faster and more effective communication will be
- the message will be correct
- feedback can be given and acted upon
advanatages of a tall structure (3)
- clear roles
- clear lines of authority
- tasks delagated to specialists
disadvantage of a tall structure
- long chains of command- inefficient communication
advantages of flat structures (3)
- short chains of command- faster and more efficient communication
- more delegation to lower levels (motivation)
- lower wage bill
disadvantages of flat structures (2)
- lots of responsibiltity for managers
- wide spans of control (more difficult to manage to staff)
what is delayering
- removing a layer of management of the organisational service
advantages of delayering (3)
- reduces costs (wages)
- shorter chain of command
- communication would be spread quickly and effectively
disadvanatages of delayering (2)
- wider spans of control (more responsibility)
- redundancy fees paid
what is …
an organisational chart
a diagram which shows how the workers are organised in a business and who is in charge of whom
what is ..
a function
the specific job that a person or department must do
define hierarchy
this is when a business is orgainised from the top down, the people higher up the hierarchy having more power than those below them
