The document discusses key concepts related to organizational structure, including bureaucracy, centralization, decentralization, and span of control. It provides definitions and comparisons of centralization versus decentralization. Centralization refers to concentration of decision-making at top levels, while decentralization disperses decision-making throughout the organization. The document also examines factors that determine span of control and whether structures should be tall or flat.

1. Bureaucracy: Centralization & Decentralization By GROUP-8 Debojit Roy – H66 Sritanu Das Mahapatra – H57 Abhisek Sahu – H3 Krishnakant Pandey – H25 Biswajit Ghosh – H12

14. Flat Tall In order to work, a flat structure requires thorough training for staff at each level

18. 1 4 16 64 256 1,024 4,096 (highest) 1 8 64 512 4,096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 organisational level Members at each level ASSUMING SPAN OF 4 ASSUMING SPAN OF 8 Operatives: 4,096 Operatives: 4,096 Managers (levels1-6): 1,396 Managers (levels1-4): 585 Ratio of 1:4 Ratio of 1:8 Levels and span of control