Orgman LG4 Flashcards
Group of people who work together
Organization
3 aspects of organizational design
Work activities, report relationship, and departmental grouping options
Identifies the essentials tasks and operations of the company
Organizational design
Framework that shows how each component of the company relates to one another
Organizational structure
6 elements of organizational structure
Work specialization
Departmentalization
Chain of command
Span of control
Centralization and decentralization
Dividing task into specific jobs
Work specialization
Grouping jobs into units
departmentalization
The line of authority within the organization
Chain of command
Refers to the number of employees a manager can effectively and efficiently manage
span of control
Refers to the concentration of decision making of top level
involves distributing decision
Centralization and decentralization
Rules are written and explicitly articulated
Formalization
Most basic dorm of organizational design
Simple organizational structure
Company is divided into departments based on specific functions
Functional organizational structure
Company is divided into semi autonomous divisions. Each have specific target
divisional organizational structure
Matrix or hybrid structure
Organizational design that combines elements of both functional and divisional structures. Multiple division simultaneously
Multi-focused grouping
Known as horizontal organizational structure
Design that emphasizes a reduced number of hierarchical levels
Prioritize felixibility
horizontal grouping
an organizational design that relies on a network of independent entities or individuals
Virtual networking grouping
6 organizational structure
Simple organizational structure
Functional organizational structure
Divisional organizational structure
Multi-focused grouping
Horizontal grouping
Virtual networking
Staffing is a process of
Selecting
Recruiting
Training
Developing
Retaining
Key components of staffing
Human resource planning
Recruitment
Selection
Onboarding
Training and development
retention
Succession planning
Key responsibilities and functions of an HR department
- Recruitment and staffing
- Employee relations
- Training and development
- Compensation and benefits
- Compliance with labor laws
- Performance management
- Health and safety
- Employee records and data management
- Succesion planning
Employee separation
