Competency 12.8

Competency 12.8

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What do you mean by organizational Structure

• It is a physical setup with several departments

• It has both physical and human resources with assigned duties and responsibilities

• is a sketch that is prepared so as to create an inter - relationship among various sections, posts and parts of an organization.

• It is the way that the posts, tasks, authority, responsibilities and accountability are distributed and co – ordinated.

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Pick some principles relevant to the organizational structure

• Unity of Command

• Power and Authority

• Promotion

• Division of work and job specialization

• Competition and Contribution

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Which of the following is / are true in relation to organizational chart

• The chart explains how the departments are divided

• The main functions of the organizations are reveals

• Vertical and horizontal charts used based on the nature of the functions of any organization

• The chart reveals the standardization of work

• Narrow and Broad charts are used to explain the organizational structure

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Which of the following is not a feature of tall structure

• Authority delegation is limited

• Managers have smaller spans of control

• It takes longer for information to travel through the layers of the organization.

• Opportunities for promotion.

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Features of flat structure

• The spans of control are larger

• Limited promotion as there are only few higher positions

• Less number of people to manage

• Quick decisions are made

• Communication can be quicker because of fewer layers