Organizational Structure

Question 1

What is an organization

Answer 1

When two or more people work together in a structured manner to achieve certain objectives

Question 2

Basic elements in organizations

Answer 2

• common objectives
• men, women and resources
• combined efforts
• relationship system

Question 3

Managements techniques

Answer 3

The way to do things systematically and regularly looking for efficiency and effectiveness

Required skills:

• conceptual
• human
• technical

Question 4

Managements functions

Answer 4

Guide the organization to set objectives and control its activity to know and correct deviations

Question 5

Organizational structure

Answer 5

Harmonized relationship between different activities and company’s body

Manager as harmonized:

• divides activity’s into individual tasks
• individual tasks match a specific job position
• defines relations

Question 6

Organizational chart

Answer 6

They represent and organizations structure.

The can be formal or informal

Question 7

Elements of organizational structure

Answer 7

1. Division of work
2. Departmentalization
3. Hierarchy
4. Coordination
5. Centralization or Decentralization
6. Formality

Question 8

1.DIVISION OF WORK

Answer 8

Advantages:

• less learning time
• less waste on learning materials
• better skills achieved
• better coordination

Consequences:

• staff and productive capacity increase
• bigger dimensions for organizations
• employees motivation decreases

Question 9

2. DEPARTAMENTALIZATION

Answer 9

• consequence of specialization and division of work
• different departments are grouped
• organizational chart

Problems:

• different views on the organizational objectives(conflicts)
• different time orientation
• different interpersonal orientation
• different degree of formality in communications

Question 10

3. HIERARCHY

Answer 10

Line of power through which orders in an organization are delivered.

Authority:

• right to command and be obeyed
• according to Max Weber authority is the result of 3 processes( Tradition, Legality and Charisma)
• power is based on legality and authority on democracy

2 approaches:

• classical approach
• acceptance approach

Sources of power:

• power to reward
• coercive power
• legitimate power
• expert power
• reference power

Kinds of authority:

1. Linear authority
2. Staff authority
3. Functional authority

Question 11

4. COORDINATION

Answer 11

A company can grow horizontally or vertically.

Ideal number of subordinates:
It depends on who is managing,who follows orders and on the complexity of tasks to perform.

Kinds of relationships:

• simple and direct
• crossed
• direct and complex