Draw, Interpret And Understand Simple Organisational Charts:
Overview
How does a business of two thousand people stop itself descending into chaos? It draws a picture: an organisation chart that shows who reports to whom, who is responsible for what, and how an instruction travels from the boardroom to the shop floor. Read one well and you can see the whole shape of a company at a glance.
In this lesson you will learn to draw and interpret organisation charts, and to use the three terms examiners test most: levels of hierarchy, span of control and chain of command. You will see why a tall structure feels very different to work in from a flat one, and how each suits a different kind of business.
Objectives
- Simple hierarchical structures: levels of hierarchy, span of control, chain of command e.g. tall/short
- Roles and responsibilities of directors, managers, supervisors, other employees in an organisation and inter-relationships between them
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- The number of subordinates reporting directly to a manager is the: A. chain of command B. span of control C. level of hierarchy D. delegation Answer: B
- A tall organisational structure usually has: A. a short chain of command B. wide spans of control C. many levels of hierarchy D. few managers Answer: C
- Removing a layer of management to make a structure flatter is called: A. delegation B. delayering C. centralisation D. recruitment Answer: B
- If a manager has 5 supervisors reporting directly to her and each supervisor has 4 workers, the manager's span of control is: A. 4 B. 5 C. 20 D. 25 Answer: B
- Authority and instructions in an organisation pass down the: A. span of control B. chain of command C. organisation width D. delegation line Answer: B
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Authority—Establishing Organizational Relationships
What tools do companies use to establish relationships within their organizations?
"Introduction to Business: Authority—Establishing Organizational Relationships" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/7-4-authority-establishing-organizational-relationships. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-introduction
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Building Organizational Structures
What are the traditional forms of organizational structure?
"Introduction to Business: Building Organizational Structures" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/7-1-building-organizational-structures. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-introduction
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