Learning organization

What is Organising?What is Organising?

1. The process of identifying & grouping of organizational activities

2. Defininging and Delegating the responsibity & authority

3. Establishing relationship among the people to achieve the ultimate aims of the organization.

The intention of organization structure is :

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1. to divide up organizational activities and allocate them to subunits

2. to co-ordinate and control these activities so that they achieve the aims of the organization.

Key elements of organizational designs:or

Principles of Organization:

Unity of CommandScalar Principle

Objectives

Span of Control

WorkSpecialization

Exceptions

Key elemnts of organizational designs:or

Principles of Organization:

FlexibilitySimplicity

Delegation

Authority

Responsibility

Efficiency

Key elements of organizational designs:or

Principles of Organization:

Balance

Personal Ability

Unity of Direction

Acceptability

Organization structure refers to the formal system of task and reporting relationships that controls, co-ordinates and motivates employees so that they work together to achieve organizational goals.

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workers

Top management

Middle Management

Supervisory management

Chief executive

Senior executives

or division heads

Superintendents

General foremen

First-line supervisors

department

Objectives

The ultimate aim that an organisation wants to achieve in persuit of its mission is known as objectives.

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Organizational StructureLaura Hofman Miquel, Hanna Barst, Jörg

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[Buchanan, 2000, p. 450]

Specialization

Job definition is determining the task requirements of each job in the organization.

It is the first decision in the process of organizing.

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[Buchanan, 2000, p. 450]

Span of control

Span of control is the number of subordinates who report directly to a single manager or supervisor.

or The no of subordinates that can be

supervised effectively by a manager.

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Large Span of management :-Flat organization structure

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Level

1

2

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Narrow Span of Management :- Tall organization structure

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Level

1

2

3

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Factors affecting span of management

(1)ability of manager (2)ability of employee (3)type of job (4)authority and responsibility (5)geographic location (6)control system

(7)level of management (8)economic factors