ORGANIZING Flashcards
is a group of individuals who work together toward a common goal.
organization
is defined as the identification and classification of required activities; grouping of
activities necessary to attain objectives; assignment of each grouping to a manager with
authority (delegation) necessary to supervise it; and provision for coordination horizontally and
vertically.
Organizing
a process involving decisions about six key elements:
Organizational Design
dividing work activities into separate job tasks. Individual employees “specialize” in doing part of an activity rather than the entire activity in order to increase work output.
Work specialization
How jobs are grouped together. Five common forms of departmentalization are used, although an organization may develop its own unique classification.
Departmentalization
Continuous line of authority extending from upper organizational levels to lower levels, which clarifies who reports to whom.
Chain of command
Chain of command
Authority
Responsibility
Unity of Command
Number of employees who can be effectively and efficiently supervised by a manager
Span of control
refers to how standardized an organization’s jobs are and the extent to which
employee behavior is guided by rules and procedures. In highly formalized organizations,
Formalization
is the degree to which decision making takes place at upper levels of the organization. If top managers make key decisions with little input from below, then the organization is more centralized.
Centralization
OGRANIZATIONAL DESIGN
Work Specialization
Departmentalization
Chain of Command
Span of Control
Centralization and Decentralization
Formalization
When an organization relegates decision making to managers who are closest to the action
Decentralization
system of shared assumptions values of beliefs which governs how people behave in organization
Organization Culture
