1. The document discusses the organizing function of management according to various authors and theories. It describes organizing as establishing roles, coordination, and structure within an organization.
2. Key aspects of organizing covered include departmentalization, chains of command, spans of control, and centralization vs. decentralization. Formal and informal organization structures are also compared.
3. The organizing process involves considering plans and goals, determining tasks, grouping tasks, designing reporting relationships, and staffing roles. Organizational structures define relationships and help achieve organizational goals.
3. Acc. To Chester Barnard function define the role positions, the jobs related and the coordination between authority and responsibility C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010
4. Acc. To Clayton State University: School of Business process creating an organization’s framework degree of complexity, formalization, and centralization C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010
5. Acc. To Medina management function structuring of resources and activities accomplish objectives efficiently and effectively C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010
6. Acc. To Attner & Morgan management function establishes relationships between activity and authority results to an organization a system acting in harmony to execute whole tasks to achieve goals effectively and efficiently C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010
8. Importance of Organizing Plan implementation Assignment of authority, responsibility, and accountability Division of work Coordinates diverse organizational tasks Establish relationship among individuals, groups and departments Establish formal lines of authority Allocation and deployment of organizational resources C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010
34. Technostructure C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010 Affects certain forms of standardization Examples: Time and motion engineers Job description designers Systems and procedures analysts
45. Organizational Structure C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010 Formal system of tasks, reporting relationships Controls, coordinates, motivates employees Achieve organization’s goals
46. Purpose of the Structure Defines relationships between tasks and authority Defines formal reporting relationships, levels of hierarchy, span of control Defines individual departments Defines systems that affects the organization C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010
55. Formal System C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010 Planned structure Lines of responsibility, authority, and position Establish patterned relationships among components Can be described through: Organizational Chart Policy Manual Departments
56. Informal System C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010 Based on needs, sentiments, and interests of people Vulnerable to expediency, manipulation and opportunism More subtle and invisible in the organizational chart Can be classified as: Horizontal = same department or same level Vertical = different levels Mixed = combination of both
57. Formal vs Informal Organizations FORMAL INFORMAL Have planned structure Deliberate attempts to create patterned relationships Usually shown by a chart Advocated by traditional theory Not formally planned Arise spontaneously as a result of interactions Not depicted in a chart Stressed by human relation theory C/D/DC/I/T (c) 2010