Organizing Flashcards

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Is a management function which relates to the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner.

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Organizing

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2
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Is the means by which the organization will attain its objectives and goals.

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Structure

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3
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It’s the part of the system that has legitimacy and official recognition.

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Formal organization

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4
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It is the planned structure representing the intended configuration of position, job, duties, and lines of authority among the component parts of the organization

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Organization chart

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5
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is a diagram of the organizations official positions and formal lines of authority

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Organization chart

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6
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Provides written description of authority relationships, details the functions of major organizational units, and describes job procedures.

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Organizational manual

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7
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3 parts of organizational manual

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Introductory part
Administrative part
Procedure part

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8
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Nature of enterprise
Objectives of enterprise
Location
Organization structure

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Introductory part

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Purpose of manual
policies of managerial
discussions of major organizational problems
job descriptions
rules and regulations
organizational chart

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Administrative part

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10
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Instructions related to the performance of standardized jobs
instructions related to the performance of non-standardized jobs
specimen forms to be used

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procedural part

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11
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Describes personnel activities and company policies

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Policy manual

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12
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When members of an organization spontaneously form a group with friendship as a principal reason for belonging.

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Informal groups

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Are form by two or more members with the purpose of satisfying their personal and psychological needs

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Informal groups

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14
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Is an organizational structure with only a few layers of management

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flat structure

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15
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Managers have a wide span of control with more subordinates and there is usually a short chain of command

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Flat structure

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16
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Has many leaders and layers of management and businesses with this structure of the news a top down approach with a long chain of command

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tall structure

17
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The degree to which task are divided in the organization

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Work specialization

18
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A decision must be regarded this element and it should be reflected in the organizational structure

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Work specialization

19
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Refers to the groupings jobs based on criteria that managers believe help in the coordination and control activities

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Departmentalization

20
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departments are formed according to the goods and service a company offers

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Departmentalization by product

21
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As an element in designing organizational structure refers to the extent by which organization members are allowed to make decisions without the getting approval of another member

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pattern of authority

22
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When decision making is concentrated in the hands of higher level managers

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Centralize

23
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When decision making authority is granted to middle and lower level management positions

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Decentralize

24
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The environments organization differ and so no single pattern of authority is appropriate for all

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The appropriate pattern of the authority

25
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Is another consideration in designing the organizational structure

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Span of control

26
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it refers to the number of subordinates reporting to a single supervisor

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Span of control

27
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When there are many subordinates reporting to a supervisor

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Wide span of control

28
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When there are few subordinates reporting to a supervisor

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Narrow span of control

29
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Another basic element considered in designing the organizational structure is

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Coordination

30
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This term refers to the linking of activities in the organization that serve to achieve a common goal or objective

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Coordination

31
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An organization may be designed basically according to function

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Functional design

32
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Employees are grouped together in separate department on the basis of common tasks skills or activities

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Functional design

33
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Is the type where all activities needed to produce hey good service are grouped together in to department units

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Divisional design

34
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also called the matrix structure is a combination observational units and functional departments

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Hybrid design

35
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Is one of the implements functional and divisional structures simultaneously in each department

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Matrix design