Lesson 677 of 1524
Designing Organizational Structures
Determining work activities and dividing up tasks (division of labor)
Practice this chapterDetermining work activities and dividing up tasks (division of labor) Grouping jobs and employees (departmentalization)
Assigning authority and responsibilities (delegation) The result of the organizing process is a formal structure within an organization.
authority — Legitimate power, granted by the organization and acknowledged by employees, that allows an individual to request action and expect compliance. departmentalization — The process of grouping jobs together so that similar or associated tasks and activities can be coordinated. division of labor — The process of dividing work into separate jobs and assigning tasks to workers. result of the organizing process — a formal structure within an organization.
Be able to identify and describe three types of work teams.
Worked example
What does “authority” mean in Designing Organizational Structures?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for authority.
- 2The book says: Legitimate power, granted by the organization and acknowledged by employees, that allows an individual to request action and expect compliance.
- 3Do not use the meaning of departmentalization. That term means The process of grouping jobs together so that similar or associated tasks and activities can be coordinated.
Result: Legitimate power, granted by the organization and acknowledged by employees, that allows an individual to request action and expect compliance
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for authority.
Do not swap authority and departmentalization. authority means Legitimate power, granted by the organization and acknowledged by employees, that allows an individual to request action and expect compliance. departmentalization means The process of grouping jobs together so that similar or associated tasks and activities can be coordinated.
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A fresh set from this chapter only. Choose 10 or 20. Multiple choice and fill-in, with no repeat inside the set.