2.2 organisational structure

Question 1

Authority

Answer 1

Refers to the official rights of a line manager to give orders and instructions to his/her subordinates in the organisation to get things done

Question 2

Bureaucracy

Answer 2

Reta’s to administrative systems within an organisation. This includes the formal policies and procedures of the business

Question 3

Centralization

Answer 3

Refers to the situation in organisations where decision-making is predominantly made by a small group of senior mangers at the top of the organisational hierarchy

Question 4

Chain of command

Answer 4

Refers to the formal lines of authority in an organisation

Question 5

Decentralization

Answer 5

Refers to the situation in organizations where descion-making authority is delegated throughout, rather from a central authoritative group

Question 6

delayering

Answer 6

Occurs when an organization removes one or more layers in its hierarchical structure, i.e. It reduces the number of layers of management to make it flatter

Question 7

Delegation

Answer 7

Occurs when a line manager entrusts and empowers a subordinate with authority to successfully complete a particular task, project or role

Question 8

flat structure

Answer 8

Has a few levels in the organisational hierarchy

Question 9

Hierarchical structures

Answer 9

Shows where each worker fits within the firm showing his/her level of seniority

Question 10

Levels of hierarchy

Answer 10

Refers to the number of layers of formal authority.it is represented in an organizational chart

Question 11

line manager

Answer 11

Someone with direct authority over the employees they supervise and are responsible for as shown in an organizational chart

Question 12

Matrix structure

Answer 12

A farm of flexible organisational structure that uses teams of employees with suitable skills and qualifications drawn from different departments or divisions of the business

Question 13

Organisational chart

Answer 13

A diagrammatic representation of an organisation’s formal organisational structure

Question 14

Organisational structure

Answer 14

Shows the interrelationships and hierarchical arrangements within the firm

Question 15

Responsibility

Answer 15

Refers the duties and obligation assigned to a person in the organisation

Question 16

Span of control

Answer 16

Refers to how many workers are directly accountable to (or under the authority of) a particular line manager.it is the numberof subordinates for whom a manager is directly responsible

Question 17

Tall structure

Answer 17

Has many levels of hierarchy, so the span of control is likely to be narrow