1. Learning
organization

2. 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.

3. The intention of organization
structure is :
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.
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4. Key elements of organizational designs:
or
Principles of Organization:
Objectives
Work
Specialization
Span of Control
Exceptions
Scalar Principle
Unity of Command

5. Key elemnts of organizational designs:
or
Principles of Organization:
Delegation
Responsibility
Authority
Efficiency
Simplicity
Flexibility

6. Key elements of organizational designs:
or
Principles of Organization:
Balance
Unity of Direction
Personal Ability
Acceptability

7. 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.

8. Chief executive
Top management
Senior executives
Middle Management
department
or division heads
Superintendents
General foremen
Supervisory
management
First-line supervisors
workers
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9. Objectives
The ultimate aim that an organisation
wants to achieve in persuit of its
mission is known as objectives.
[Buchanan, 2000, p. 450]
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Petzold
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10. Specialization
Job definition is determining the task
requirements of each job in the
organization.
It is the first decision in the process
of organizing.
[Buchanan, 2000, p. 450]
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Petzold
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11. 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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12. Large Span of management :Flat organization structure
Level
1
2
3
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13. Narrow Span of Management :Tall organization structure
Level
1
2
3
4
5
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14. 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