Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

Level of management & division of responsibilities

Get the right person on the bus, the wrong people off the buss and get every one in the right seats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj7ZnyskZuA

Delegation

Giving the subordinate the authority to perform particular tasks.

Managers can NOT do every job themselves

Less mistakes

More interesting & rewarding tasks

Motivate employees

Train workers

Measurable

Organization Chart

Chain of Command & Span of Control

The Span of Control: The number of subordinates working directly under a manager

Tall structure & long chain of command

Wide structure & short chain of command

Functional DepartmentAs business grows

Function (workers grouped by similar responsibilities)

Process (workers in the similar process)

Product (workers building the same product)

Project (member of a project)

Centralized Vs decentralized Org

Centralized

central person or location

centre person has decision-making power

better quality control & cost savings

Disadvantage the amount of information can be overwhelming

Decentralized

many channels of communication

The problem & solution can be faster

The need of the employees & customers can be met easier

Disadvantage the org’s mission could be missed