Types of organizations

Question 1

Hierarchy

Answer 1

This refers to the management levels within an organization.

Question 2

Span of control

Answer 2

The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.

Question 3

The chain of command

Answer 3

An organizational structure that documents how each member of a company reports to one another

Question 4

What are Tall Organisations?

Answer 4

1.)These organisations have many levels of hierarchy.

2.)The span of control is narrow and there are opportunities for promotion.

3.) Lines of communication are long, making the firm unresponsive to change.

Question 5

What are Flat Organisations?

Answer 5

1.)These organisations have few levels of hierarchy. Lines of communication are short, making the firm responsive to change.

2.) A wide span of control means that tasks must be delegated and managers can feel overstretched

Question 6

Centralised Organisations

Answer 6

Organisations, where the majority of decisions are taken by senior managers and then passed down the organisational hierarchy.

Question 7

Decentralised Organisations

Answer 7

These organizations ,delegate authority down the chain of command, thus reducing the speed of decision making