3 Organizing and Organizational Structure Free Online FlashCards

What is organizing in management?

Organizing is coordinating people and other resources so plans can be carried out.

What does organizational structure describe?

Organizational structure is the formal pattern of jobs and reporting relationships in an organization.

What is division of labor, and what trade-off can it create?

Division of labor breaks activities into jobs and groups related jobs. It can build expertise and efficiency, but excessive specialization may reduce variety and make coordination harder.

What is resource allocation?

Resource allocation is deciding how to distribute resources—such as employee time, money, equipment, space, and information—among tasks and units.

How do responsibility and authority differ?

Responsibility is the duty to perform assigned work; authority is the right to make decisions or direct resources needed for that work.

What does delegation change, and what accountability remains?

Delegation lets managers assign tasks and authority to others. Managers remain accountable for results within their own roles.

What is departmentalization?

Departmentalization is the choice of how to group related jobs, such as by function, product, customer, or geographic area.

How does a functional structure group employees?

A functional structure groups people by specialty, such as operations, finance, or marketing. It supports expertise and efficient use of specialist resources, but departments may become isolated or coordinate slowly.

What does the chain of command establish?

The chain of command establishes who reports to whom and where decision authority lies.

What is span of control?

Span of control is the number of employees who report to a manager. A suitable span depends on factors such as task complexity, employee experience, and support needs.

What does centralization determine?

Centralization concerns which decisions stay with senior managers and which are delegated to lower levels.

What does formalization describe?

Formalization is the extent to which jobs and procedures are defined by written rules and standard practices.