Organizational Basics
The three key characteristics of an organization.
What are distinct purposes, deliberate structures, and people?
The formal line of authority in an organization.
What is a Chain of command?
A social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue a collective goal.
What is an organization?
A strength of a large organization.
What is a clear chain of command?
I have a hierarchy, but I'm not a family tree. What am I?
The process of arranging and structuring work to accomplish organizational goals.
What is Organizing?
The number of subordinates a manager can effectively and efficiently direct.
What is a Span of control?
Examples of organizations.
What are Businesses, schools, government agencies, and non-profit organizations?
A weakness of a large organization.
What is bureaucracy?
I have a boss, but I'm not a dog. What am I?
An employee.
A visual representation of an organization’s structure.
What is an Organizational chart?
The degree to which decision-making authority is concentrated at a single point in the organization.
What is Centralization?
The three main types of organizations.
What are for-profit, non-profit, and government?
A strength of a small organization.
What is flexibility?
I have a structure, but I'm not a building. What am I?
An organization.
The degree to which tasks are subdivided into smaller, more specialized jobs.
What is Work specialization?
A bureaucratic organization characterized by a rigid hierarchy, many rules, and a narrow span of control.
What is Mechanistic organization?
The primary goal of a for-profit organization.
To make a profit
A weakness of a small organization.
What is limited resources?
I have a goal, but I'm not a person. What am I?
An organization.
The process of creating an overall design of an organization and its subsystems.
What is Organizational design?
The degree to which jobs within an organization are standardized.
What is Formalization?
The primary goal of a non-profit organization.
What is to provide a service or achieve a social goal?
A strength of a decentralized organization.
What is faster decision-making?
I have a plan, but I'm not a book. What am I?
A strategy.