HRM 1901 Lecture 3: Midterm #3 Study Guide

• School: Temple University
• Department: Human Resource Management
• Course: HRM 1901
• Professor: In- Sue Oh

Document Summary

Understand the concepts of organizational structure, organizational chart, specialization, division of labor, chain of command, span of control, unity of command, centralization, and formalization. Organizational structure formally dictates how jobs and tasks are divided, grouped, and coordinated between individuals and groups within the company (5 elements) Work specialization is the degree in which tasks in an organization are divided into separate jobs, also known as division of labor. Chain of command within an organization essentially answers the question who reports to whom? . Signifies formal authority relationships (there is a specific flow of authority down through the levels of an organization"s structure. The vertical line of authority in an organization. Unity of command- workers report to only one boss; Span of control represents how many employees the manager is responsible for in the organization; narrow spans of control allow managers to be much more hands-on with employees. Narrow spans of control foster tall organizations with many organizational/ managerial layers.