Organisational Structures 3

A matrix organisational structure is one in which individuals work across teams and projects as well as within their own department.*****A matrix structure can help to break down departmental barriers, improving communication across the entire organisation.****However, members of project teams may have divided loyalties as they report to two managers.

This involves passing authority/responsibility for particular tasks and decisions to those below you in the organisational structure.

It means giving employees the power to do their own jobs.

<p>It's when a business is removing one or more levels of hierarchy from its structure. This normally means that the span of control for managers will increase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A business might use delayering to cut costs and/or improve communications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moving to a tall structure will allow a business to have greater control over the activities of staff lower down in the organisation, meaning they can control processes and quality more effectively.****Delayering allows for more empowerment and better and quicker communication, leading to more motivated and productive staff.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not all organisations can run effectively with a flat or matrix structure, for example, those with staff who are low skilled and need more supervision. **** Matrix structures may be best suited to businesses in which staff spend most of their time working on projects. ****Delayering or moving to flat organisational structures can result in managers having excessive workloads and staff becoming less productive if they have not been trained well-enough to perform their wider roles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A business might need to change its organisational structure due to a change in its overall size. ****Businesses may make staff redundant or delayer in a time where they have a labour surplus. ****A business may also change their organisational structure in order to try and cut costs. ****A company may have people in different layers doing similar jobs therefore can remove a layer or redeploy staff to save on high end salaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Faster problem-solving as employees who are closer to the problems have the chance to find solutions*****Increased motivation of staff which can improve productivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Staff being allowed to make decisions or undertake tasks for which they lack the necessary experience or training, increasing the risk of mistakes**** a lack of co-coordination across the business if decision-making does not take into account the wider context of the business’s activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers