1. Management and Organisational structures

2. Organisational structure and hierarchy
Organisational structure include the different relationships between people in an organisation
Organisational hierarchy refers to the different levels within an organisation
Chain of command shows whom reports to who in an organisation

3. Hierarchical organisational chart

4. Types of structure Hierarchical organisations
Flat Hierarchical Organisations
Matrix Organisations

5. Influences Size Employee Skills Leadership style Business objectives
External factors
Change in technology

6. Hierarchical structure

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At each level one person has a team of people reporting to them
Narrow span of control
Close supervision of team
Decision making might be slow
Management costs high

8. Flat structure

9. Flat structure Chain of command much shorter Wider span of control
Can improve communication
Strong team spirit
Clear path for career progression

10. Matrix Organisation

11. Matrix Organisation It has teams of cross-functional people
Each team led by project manager
Team generally comprise of people with specialist skills brought together to complete project
Encourages empowerment of team member

12. Task
Use your place of work as an example and construct an organisational chart representing how it is organised
Describe the roles within the organisation

13. The structure of the NHS
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