Hierarchical organisational management structure

Question 1

What is a management structure?

Answer 1

Term used to describe the ways in which the management, employees and resources of an organisation are formally arranged to achieve objectives

Question 2

What is management hierachy

Answer 2

the arrangement that provides increasing authority at higher levels of the hierarchy

Question 3

define “ Chain of command/ Line authority”

Answer 3

A system that determines responsibilities, supervision and accountability of members of the organisation

Question 4

Define unity command

Answer 4

a principle that states that each employee within a business should report to only one supervisor.

Question 5

Define Span of control

Answer 5

refers to the number of people for whom a manager is directly responsible for when grouping people and resources into divisions