Topic 3 People

Question 1

State the benefits of a tall structure

Answer 1

• each manager has a small span of control which leads to better supervision of workers which leads to better productivity of workers
• lots of chances for employees to gain promotion up the heirarchy which is motivational

Question 2

State the benefits of a flat structure

Answer 2

-Faster communication from top to bottom which means that decisions will be made quicker and messages are less likely to be misinterpreted
- staff at bottom are closer to managers and so they may feel more inportant and contribute more ideas