organizing

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is unertaken to facilitate the implementation of plans.

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organizing

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steps are undertaken to breakdown the total job into more manageable man-size jobs.

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effective organizing

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refers to the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives in an efficient and effective manner.

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organizing

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refers to the arrangement or relationship of position within an organization.

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structure

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result of the organizing process.

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structure

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structuring an organization. (5)

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-division of labor
-delagation of authority
-departmentation
-span of control
-coordination

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determining the scope of work and how it is combined in a job.

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division of labor

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process of assigning varios degrees of decision making authority to subordinates.

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delegation of authority

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grouping of related jobs, activities, or processes into major organizational subunits.

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departmentation

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number of people who report directly to a given manager.

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span of control

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the linking of activities in the organization that serves to achieve a common goal or objective.

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coordination

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formal structure (3)

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-organization chart
-organizational manual
-policy manuals

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diagram of the organization’s official positions and formal lines of authority.

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organization chart

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provides written descriptions of authority relationships, details the functions of major organizational units, and describes job procedures.

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organizational manual

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describes personnel activities and company policies.

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policy manual

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refers to instances when members of an organization spontaneously form a group with friendship as a principal reason for belonging.

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informal group

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are oftentimes very useful in the accomplishment of major tasks.

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informal group

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according to ————–, informal organization, useful as it is, is vulnerable to expediency, manipulation, and opportunism.

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valentine

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its ———————, valntine added, makes it difficult for management to detect these perversions, and considerable harm can be done to the company.

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low visibility

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3 types of organizations

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-functional organization
-product or market organization
-matrix organization

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—————– in an organization will have to decide on what structre to adapt.

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decision-makers

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a form of departmentalization in which everyone engaged in one functional activity, such as engineering or marketing, is grouped into one unit.

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functional organization

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refers to the organization of a company by divisions that brings together all those involved with a certain type of product or customer.

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product or markt organization

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an organizational structure in which each employee reports to both a functional or division manager and to a project or group manager.

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matrix organization

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this structure are very effective in smaller firms especially single business firms where key activities revolve around well defined skills and areas of specialization.

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functional organization

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this type of structure is appropriate for a large corporation with many product lines in several related industries.

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product or market organization

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according to ------------------, matrix organization is a structure with two (or more) channels of command, two lines of budget authority, and two sources of performance reward.

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thompson and strickland

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is a structure with two (or more) channels of command, two lines of budget authority, and two sources of performance reward.

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matrix organization

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-------------- declared that the matrix structure was designed to keep employees in a central pool and to allocate them to various projects in the firm according to the length of time they were needed.

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higgins

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3 types of authority

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-line authority -staff authority -functional authority

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a manager's right to tell subordinates what to do and then see that they do it.

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line authority

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a staff specialist's right to give advice to a superior.

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staff authority

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a specialist's right to oversee lower level personnel involved in that specialty, regardless of where the personnel are in the organization.

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functional authority

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performs tasks that reflect the organization's primary goal and mission.

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line departments

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include all those that provide specialized skills in support of line departments.

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staff departments

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2 types of staff officers

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-personal staff -specialized staff

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those individuals assigned to a specific manager to provide needed staff services.

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personal staff

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those individuals providing needed staff services for the whole organization.

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specialized staff

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is a formal group of persons formed for a specific purpose.

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committee

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described by --------------, committee is often staffed by top executives from marketing, production, research, engineering, and finance, who work part-time to evaluate and approve product ideas.

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millevo

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are very useful most especially to engineering and manufacturing firms.

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committees

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2 types of committee

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-ad hoc committee -standing committee

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one created for a short term purpose and have a limited life.

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ad hoc committee

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is a relatively permanent committee that deals with issues on an ongoing basis.

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standing committee

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------------- suggests, that it might be useful to set up some procedures to make committee a more effective tool to accomplish our goals.

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delaney

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refers to the structuring of resources and activities to accomplish objectives.

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organizing

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serves as a way to reach the organization's goals.

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structure

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4 purpose of the structure

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1. defines tasks, responsibilities, and decision authority. 2. describes hierarchy, reporting, and control structure. 3. groups individuals into departments and organization. 4. coordinates efforts through authority and tasks.

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is the structure that details lines of responsibilities, authority, and position.

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formal organization

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formal structure (formal organization) - 3

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-organization chart -organizational manual -policy manuals