Organizational Design and Structure Quiz

Study Notes

Organizing is the management function of arranging and structuring work to achieve organizational goals.
Organizational structure is the formal arrangement of jobs within an organization.
The organizational structure helps divide work into specific jobs and departments, assign tasks and responsibilities, coordinate diverse organizational tasks, cluster jobs into units, establish relationships among individuals, groups, and departments, establish formal lines of authority, and allocate and deploy organizational resources.
An organizational chart visually represents the organization’s structure.
Organizational design is the process of creating or changing an organization's structure.

A cross-functional team is a work team composed of individuals from various functional specialties.

The chain of command is the line of authority extending from upper organizational levels to the lowest levels, clarifying who reports to whom.

Authority refers to the formal right to direct the work of others.
Line authority entitles a manager to direct the work of an employee.
Staff authority positions have some level of authority to support, assist, and advise those in line authority positions.

Responsibility is the obligation or expectation to perform assigned duties.
Unity of command, a management principle, states that each person should report to only one manager.

Span of control refers to the number of employees a manager can efficiently and effectively manage.
A wider span of control may have fewer levels in the organizational structure and less time spent on supervision.
A narrower span of control might require more levels in the organizational structure and may have more time spent on supervision.