Organisation Design

Question 1

What does clegg say about organisational design

Answer 1

Managerialist response to the contingencies thrown up by the environment

Question 2

What is the major factor influencing an organisations structure wheelen and hunger

Answer 2

Strategic perspective
Where is the organisation now
Where does the organisation want to be
If the answers are unacceptable what specific actions should management take

Question 3

Span of control

Answer 3

The number of subordinates a manager can efficiently direct

Wider spans of control increase organisational efficiency

Narrow span drawbacks
Expense of additional layers
Increased complexity of vertical communication
Encouragement of overly tight supervision and discouragement of autonomy

Question 4

What is chain of command

Answer 4

The unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organisation to the lowest and clarifies who reports to whom

Question 5

What are the advantages of decentralisation

Answer 5

Faster, more flexible, creativity and innovation increase

Question 6

What is departmentalisation

Answer 6

Grouping of activities

Function
Product
Geography
Customer

Question 7

What are the advantages of a divisional structure by market

Answer 7

Each department can concentrate on the special needs of its customers

Question 8

What are the advantages of centralisation

Answer 8

Uniformity, greater control, senior managers have better information

Question 9

What is a functional structure

Answer 9

Group employees together based on the functions of specific jobs

Question 10

Matrix structure

Answer 10

Combination of U-form and M-form
High degree of flexibility
Supports the servicing of different types of customers with different products and different regions