1
What is a business strucutre?
The distribution of place and role of every person in a business.
What is an example of a hierarchy?
Any business has hierarchies
What is Span of Control?
the amount of subordinates that a manager or supervisor can directly supervise
What is Bureucracy?
a system whom is administered by a clear hierarchy
What day is today?
Octuber 5th, 2022
Examples of tasks that can be delegated
Tasks that fit another person’s abilities
Repetitive tasks
Tasks that don’t require expertise
What is an example of a flat organizational structure?
Any case in which employees are involved in decision making.
What is a Chain of Command?
the line of authority and responsibilities passed from one person to another
What is Centralization?
situation in which just one person or a few top management decide on the course of the business. S
In a business structure who is the person responsible for delegating?
Manager
What is Delegation
Distributing minor tasks
What is an example of a tall organizational structure?
Any organization where managers decide
Chains of Command are harder in smaller companies?
False
What is Decentralization?
is a process in which the decisions or activities of the organization depends on a collaborative environment
What are examples of Bureaucracy?
Insurance Companies
Military
Hierarchy can only be vertical
False
What is a tall organizational structure?
A structure where the managers make all of the decisions and control what the rest of the employees will do.
Chains of Command are harder in larger companies?
Yes
What is the Matrix Strucutre?
structure where team members report to multiple managers: project, department (IT), finance and of human resources.
Who is Max Weber?
the economist that created the Max Weber Theory of Bureaucratic Management
Why are structures important?
To help distribute responsibilities within a business
What is a flat organizational structure?
A structure in which employees are involved in the decision-making process
What are some problems that can surge in a chain of command in a big organization?
-Communication
What is Delayering?
The removal of unnecessary levels of hierarchy and management in an organization
What are some benefits of the Max Weber Theory?
Bring an organisation's power structure into focus.