Chapter 6 Flashcards
Responsible for only a few subordinates.
Tall or centralized structure
There is a narrow span of control bec of the vertical nature of the structure, many levels pf communication
Tall or centralized structure
Refers to an organizational structure with few or no levels of intervention between management and staff
Flat/decentralized structure
2 Patterns of organizational structure
Tall and flat structure
5 principles of organizational design
Division of labor
Unity of command
authority and responsibility
Span of control
Contingency factors
The environment, technology, knowledge which deals with task variability/problem
Contingency factors
A formal , guided process for integrating the people, information and technology of an organization
Organizational design
Importance of organizational structure
Enhance members what their responsibilities are
Frees the manager & indiv. Workers to concentrate on their perspective roles and responsi.
Coordinates all
Pattern of orga. Structure that makes use of expertise and allow close communication between workers
Tall structure advantage
Disadvantage of tall structure
Communication from top to bottom is difficult
Workers tend to be boss oriented
Transpire most skilled indivs end up doing nothing while actual task are done by less capable
Advantage of flat structure
Lower message being distorted
Workers develop abilities and autonomy and able to see organizational as humanistic resulting to job satisfaction
Principle of shared governance produced maximum potential for professional growth
Disadvantage of flat structure
Supervisor spend less time w/ each worker & may lack expertise in variety of operations and may end up making inappropriate decision
4 types of org. Classified by nature of authority
Line
Informal
Staff
Functional
Each unit is responsi. For a given part of the organizational workload
Functional organi.
Purely advisory to the line structure with no authority to put recommendation to action
Staff organi.
Refers to horizontal relationship rather than vertical
Informal organi
Also known as bureaucracy/pyramidal
Line organi
Each position has general authority over the lower position in the hierarchy
Line
4 Types of organi. Structure
Line
Flat
Staff
Functional
Power are concentrated at the top
Line organization
Shows that each position has several authority over the lower position of heirarchy
Line organization
Refers to an organizational structure with fee or no levels of intervention between management and staff
Flat organization
Purely advisory to the line structure with no authority to place recommendations into action
Staff organi.
Permits specialist to aid line position within limited and clearly defined scope of authority
Functional organization
2 organizational relationship
Formal and informal relations
Represent by uninterrupted lines between units, showing who reports to whom
Formal relations
Represents by a broken or dotted line, where power relationships are coordinated
Informal relations
Is a line drawing that shows how the parts of an organization are linked
Organizational chart
The process of determining and providing the acceptable number & mix of personnel to produce a desired level of care to meet the pts demand
Staffing
Process of assigning competent people to fill the roles of designated for the organizational structure through recruitment, selection and development
Staffing