Basics
What is organizational design?
How jobs and responsibilities are organized
Who is usually at the top of an organization
CEO
A professional sports team creates separate divisions for game operations, ticket sales, and marketing. This is an example of dividing an organization into what?
Departments
What is leadership?
The ability to guide and influence others toward a goal.
What is a diagram that shows who reports to whom in an organization?
What is the main purpose of organizational design?
to organize work in a timely manner
What is a manager responsible for?
leading employees
What is organizational structure?
How jobs, responsibilities, and departments are arranged within an organization
What is the difference between a leader and a manager?
A manager organizes and oversees work, while a leader inspires and guides people.
What is the person at the very top of a company usually called?
CEO
What does authority mean within an organizaiton?
What does delegation mean?
giving authority/responsibility to someone
What is the chain of command?
Describes who is in charge and who reports to whom in an organization
What does accountability mean?
Taking responsibility for your actions and results.
What do we call it when one person is in charge of a group of workers?
Manager
Why do companies divide employees into several different departments?
To group similar jobs and or tasks together
What can happen when a manager is responsible for too many employees?
It can become hard to supervise.
What is an organizational chart?
A document or diagram that shows the positions and reporting relationships within an organization
Why is communication important in organizational design?
It helps employees understand their roles, tasks, and goals.
What is it called when workers are grouped into departments like sales, marketing, or finance?
Departmentalization
Name a couple things organizational design helps establish.
responsibilities, authority, communication, relationships
Why is a clean chain of command useful?
Because they know who has authority
What does a facility manager do?
This person is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a sports facility
What should an organization consider when choosing its structure?
Its goals, size, strategy, employees, and operating environment.
What is the path that information or orders follow from the top of a company down to the workers?
Chain of command