Chapter 8: Organization and Management (1) Flashcards
lines of authority are clearly drawn, and each individual is responsible to the person ranking above him, authority and responsibility pass from the top-ranking member down to the lowest in rank
line authority
line authority
occurs thru the delegation of authority, responsibilities redistributed horizontally through departmentalization
vertical growth
line authority
3 ways of dividing work
by function, by product, or by location
many diversified responsibilities demanded of the person at the top
staff authority
staff authority
added to assist the lines in an advisory capacity
staff specialists
staff authority
staff advises and supports the line
line and staff
delegates limited authority over a specified segment of activities to another person, may be vested in a vice president
functional authority
personnel function of employing and training people and maintaining favorable work conditions
staffing
the purpose is to obtain the best available people for the organization and to foster development of their skills and abilities
staffing
to give total estimated work hours required to cover all activities in the organization should be divided by the number of working hours in the day
staffing
continuous process of making decisions, conveying them to subordinated, and ensuring appropriate action
directing
interrelating the various parts of work so they flow smoothly
must be properly designed
coordinating
keeping supervisors, managers, and subordinated informed concerning responsibility through records, research, reports, inspection, and other methods
reporting
records and evaluations of the result of work done are kept as the work progresses in order to compare performance with the yardstick of acceptability
reporting
fiscal planning, accounting, and controlling
budgeting
this necessitates measuring quantity of output, quality of the finished product, food and labor costs, and the efficient use of workers time
budgeting
a good control system prevents present and future deviation from plans and does much to stimulate an employee to maintain the standards of the foodservice director
budgeting