Organising Test - 2

The steps are

• Division of work
• Grouping the jobs and departmentalisation
• Assignment of duties
• Establishing reporting relationship

Responsibility means the obligation of subordinates to perfom the duties properly. Subordinates are bound to perform these duties.

The steps are

• Identification and division of work
• Grouping the jobs and departmentalisation
• Assignment of duties
• Establishing reporting relationship

Span of management means how many subordinates can be effectively managed by a manager. It depends upon capacity and intelligence level of manager and subordinates, trust in subordinates and nature of job.

Under Informal organisational structure,  there is no fixed path of passing information among employees. The Information can pass from any side to any side. The principle of scalar chain is violated here.

Authority is the right to take decision because of managerial position. It determines superior subordinate relationship. It arises through scalar chain in formal organisations due to various job positions. Thus authority is a right to command ones subordinates.

When the size of organisation is large and it deals in more than one type of product. Thus the structure is formed on the basis of product is called divisional structure.

Accountability is the final step of delegation process and arises from responsibility.  It means subordinates will be answerable for the non completion of task or final output. It can not be delegated.

Authority is the power/right to take decision. It arises from formal job positions in the organisation and flows from superior to subordinate.

It is formed deliberately in a planned manner.  It is well defined organisational structure and defines superior subordinate relationship. Employees have to follow rules and regulations.