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Basic elements of Organizing Chapter-11 Chapter outline Designing Jobs Grouping Jobs Establishing reporting relationship Distributing Authority Coordinating activities Differentiating between positions
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Designing jobs Designing job is the determination of an individual’s work-related responsibility. Job specialization: The degree of which the over-all task of the organization is broken down and divided into smaller component parts.
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Alternatives to specialization Job Rotation Job enlargement Job enrichment Work team
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Grouping jobs: Departmentalization The process of grouping jobs according to some logical arrangement.
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Common bases for departmentalization Functional departmentalization Product departmentalization Customer departmentalization Location departmentalization
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Establishing reporting relationships Third basic element of organizing of reporting relationships among employees. Chain of command Span of management
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Tall vs. Flat organization Tall Organization: It involves many managers & narrow span of management. Flat Organization: It involves limited managers & wide span of management which may lead to employee productivity as well as increased managerial responsibility.
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Distributing Authority Authority is power that has been legitimized by the organization. Two specific issues that managers must address when distributing authority: Delegation Decentralization
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Coordinating activities Coordination is the process of linking the activities of the various departments of the organization.
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The need & forms of coordination Pooled interdependence Sequential interdependence Reciprocal interdependence
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Differentiating between positions Line positions Staff positions
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