group 9 Flashcards
management function which refers to “the sructuring of resources and activities to accomplish objective in an efficient and effective manner.”
organizing
The arrangement or relationship of positions
within an organization
structure
The purpose of the Structure
- It defines the relationship between tasks and authority for individuals and departments.
- It defines formal reporting relationships, the number of levels in the hierarchy of the organization, and the span of control.
- It defines the groupings of individuals into departments and departments into organization.
- It defines the systems to effect coordination of effort in both vertical (authority) and horizontal (tasks) directions
When structuring these organizations, the engineer manager must be concerned with the following; _________, _________, _________, _________, and ________.
- division of labor
- delegation of authority
- departmentation
- span of control
- coordination
the group of related jobs, activities, or processes into
major organizational subunits.
departmentation
linking of activities in the organization that serves to
achieve a common goal or objective
coordination
determining the scope of work and how it is combined in a job.
division of labor
the number of people who report directly to a given
manager.
span of control
the process of assigning various degrees of
decision-making authority to subordinates.
Delegation of Authority
“the structure that details lines of responsibilities, authority, and position.”
formal organization
The formal organization is described by management through:
- organization chart
2.organizational manual - policy manuals
a diagram of the organization’s official positions and formal lines of authority.
organizational chart
provides written descriptions of authority relationships, details the functions of major organizational units, and describes job procedure.
organizational manual
describes personnel activities and company
policy manual
Refers to a group that is formed when members of an organization spontaneously form a group with friendship as a principal reason for belonging.
informal groups
According to _________, informal groups is said to be “vulnerable to expediency, manipulation, and opportunism.”
Valentine
6 factors in forming informal groups
Friendship
Common interest
Proximity
Need satisfaction
Collective power
Group goals
