2.2 - organizational structure

Question 1

Organizational structure

Answer 1

the formal interrelationships and hiearchal arrangements of HRM in a business

Question 2

Accountability
Responsibility
Delegation

Answer 2

• the extent to which an employee is responsible for the success/failure of tasks
• who is in charge of whom and in what capacity
• empowering workers lower in the organizational structure by giving them decision-making authority for tasks

Question 3

Chain of command

Answer 3

formal line of authority that comm. passes through

Question 4

Span of control

Answer 4

amount of subordinates a manager oversees

Question 5

Levels of hierarchy

Answer 5

amount of layers of formal authority in a business

Question 6

Beaurcacry (see marx weber/pg 115)
- pro: continuity - follow official rules
- con: hinders creativity/comm. problems/long chain of command

Answer 6

official administrative and formal rules of an org. that govern business activity

Question 7

Centralization
Decentralization

Question 8

Delayering

pros & cons

Answer 8

removing layers of hiearchy in an org. in order to flatten org. structure & increase span of control

pros: quicker communication/more empowerment for employees via delegation
cons: anxiety in workers who are scared to lose their job/more workload

Question 9

Flat structures
Tall structures

Question 10

Matrix structure

pros + cons (pg 120)

Answer 10

pros: improved comm./maximizes skill set of employees/cost-effective
cons: added workload for employees/difficult to coordinate/time consuming