MGTA01H3 Chapter : MGTA03 Ch 8
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Organizational structure, the specification of the jobs to be done within a business and how those jobs relate to one another. Organization chart, a physical description of the company s structure showing employee titles and their rel sh to one another. > chain of command, reporting rel sh within a business; the flow of decision-making power in a firm. 2 building blocks of all business organization: (1) job specialization, the process of identifying the specific jobs that need to be done and designating the ppl who will perform them. > individual jobs can be performed more efficiently, the jobs are easier to learn, and easier to replace ppl who leave the organization (2) departmentalization, the process of grouping jobs into logical units (division of activities) > profit centre, a separate company unit responsible for its own costs and profits. Who makes what decisions? (1) assigning tasks; (2) performing tasks; (3) distributing authority. Responsibility, the duty to perform as assigned task.
