Organisational structure

Which topic in the 'People' section covers organisational structures and different ways of working?

• 3.2 Organisational structures and different ways of working

• 3.1 The role of HR in business

• 3.3 Recruitment and selection processes

• 3.4 Employee motivation and engagement

What is one of the objectives of the human resource department?

• To increase company profits only

• To ensure the business has the right number & type of workers to meet its objectives

• To reduce the number of employees

• To avoid training employees

Which of the following is NOT a way the HR department achieves its objectives?

• HR planning

• Recruitment

• Training

• Ignoring employee needs

_{What is one benefit of a tall organisational structure?}

• Faster communication from top to bottom

• Each manager has a small span of control, leading to better supervision of workers

• Staff at the bottom are closer to managers

• Less chance for promotion

What is one benefit of a flat organisational structure?

• Slower communication from top to bottom

• Staff at the bottom are closer to managers and may feel more important

• More levels of hierarchy

• Less chance for employees to contribute ideas

What is the term for the following definition? When a manager passes a job down to someone below them in the organisation chart (a subordinate) because they want to motivate staff by giving them responsibility?

• Delegation

• Authority

• Chain of command

• Subordinate

Fill in the blank: The number of workers a manager has direct control over is called ________. Managers in a tall structure tend to have a smaller span of control than managers in a flat structure.

• span of control

• chain of command

• delegation

• division of labor

What is the formal route that communication takes in a business; from those with the most authority (at the top), to those with least authority (at the bottom) called?

• Chain of command

• Delegation

• Authority

• Subordinate

Each employee in a business has a different level of ________ / responsibility. Those at the top have the most (e.g. the CEO or Managing Director has the power to make decisions) and those at the bottom have the least.

• authority

• salary

• training

• experience

Who is somebody that works below someone else in a business? E.g. the Head of Marketing is subordinate to the CEO, and a Marketing Assistant is subordinate to the Head of Marketing.

• Authority

• Subordinate

• Delegation

• Chain of command