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
layers
the number of layers of authority which there are in a chain of command
