Organisation Structures

Organisation Structure is

• Ownership of a business

• Business stakeholders

• Partnership agreement

• Formal structures are based around a clear hierarchy of managers, supervisors and workers. Informal structures are based more around social groups or project teams.

An organisation chart is

• The people in the business

• The roles of the people in the business

• A diagram illustrating the roles, responsibilities and levels of hierarchy in a business

Levels of hierarchy means

• the number of layers and levels of responsibilities in a business

• the number of layers in a business

• the levels of responsibility in a business

Span of control means

• The number of employees in a business

• The levels of hierarchy in a business

• The the number of people a manager is directly responsible for.

The chain of command is

• Levels of hierarchy in a business

• The number of employees one manager is responsible for

• How authority is passed down the hierarchy from top to bottom

Delegation is when

• a manager passes authority down the hierarchy to a subordinate

• an employee asks for a job to do

Tall organisation structure has

• Has many levels of hierarchy, a smaller span of control and a long communication flow

• Has less levels of hierarchy, has a larger span of control and a short communication flow

A short organisation structure has

• Has many levels of hierarchy, a smaller span of control and a long communication flow

• Has less levels of hierarchy, a larger span of control and

  a short communication flow