Organizing and Staffing Flashcards
1A management function that provides the relationship between people and activities that they will undertake as to fulfill their organizational objectives.
Organizing
An entity that results from people joining together in pursuit of a common cause.
Organization
Defines as self-contained collection of interacting interdependent components, working together toward a common purpose.
Organizational System
3 Concept
- Herd Concept
- Man to man Concept
- Social Concept
Process where group is formed, including the lines of communication channeling of authority, span of control and making decision.
Organizational Structure
4 Types of Organizational Structure
- Flat
- Pyramid
- Bureaucratic/Line
- Shared Governance
decentralized, span of control and authority is widened.
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Flat
centralized structure
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Pyramid
oldest and simplest, rule centered, associated with chain of command.
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Bureaucratic/Line
combination of flat and pyramidal type
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Shared Governance
5 Characteristic of Organization Structure
- Division of labor
- Chain of command
- Span of control
- Level of management position
- Organizational relationship
Represents individual or subunit responsible for a given task.
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Division of labor
Who reports to whom and by what authority.
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Chain of command
Specific group of people to handle.
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Span of control
top, middle, or low
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Level of management position
formal and informal
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Organization relationship
3 Designed element and factors
- Task to performed
- People involved
- Workplace
2 Design Strategies and models
- Bureaucratic models
- Situational models
3 Functions Organizational System
- Input mechanism
- Transformation
- Output mechanism
Process through which needed resources are acquired and replaced.
Input mechanism
Process whereby resources received through the input channels are converted into the products and services produced by organization.
Transformation
Process of delivering the goods and services produced to the external environment.
Output mechanism
It is the power of act.
Authority
3 Types and Roles Authority
- Line authority
- Staff authority
- Functional authority
Authority taking the straight-line route from administration to dept. head, to supervisor to the staff.
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Line authority
Exercised through such staff department as a business and personnel dept. those that provide supportive services in a more direct fashion.
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Staff authority
Exercise control within the boundaries of profession’s specialty. This type of authority is shown when physicians write prescription orders to patient.
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Functional authority
The need to delegate authority and shared responsibility is related to the concept of span of control.
Delegation of Authority
6 Principle of Organizational Structure and Authority
- Departmentalization
- Decentralization
- Unity of command
- Scaler principle
- Span control
- Exception principle
grouping together of related activities to expedite the production process and also involves concept of specialization.
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Departmentalization
process of having the decision making process close to those who are actually performing the work.
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Decentralization
states that each individual has only one BOSS
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Unity of command
involves concept of chain-of-command and career ladder.
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Scaler control
number of individuals one person can effectively supervise within the limits of specific work conditions.
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Span control
allows the manager and staff to do their job without having to check with a supervisor about every details.
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Exception principle
