MGTA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Organizational Structure, Departmentalization, Profit Center

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The specification of the jobs to be done within a business and how those jobs relate to one another. All business have common structural and operating components. A physi(cid:272)al depi(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of the (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s stru(cid:272)ture sho(cid:449)i(cid:374)g e(cid:373)ployee titles a(cid:374)d their relatio(cid:374)ship to one another. Chain of command: reporting relationship within a business, the flow of decision making power in a firm. Job specialization: the process of identifying the specific jobs that need to be done and designating the people who will perform them, ex. The job of producing shirts: cut materials for the shirt body, sleeves, collar. In small organization owner might perform all the jobs. As organization grows, needs of job specialization increases as work load increases. Individual jobs can be performed more efficiently: easier to learn jobs, easier to replace emptied position. Cons: people get bored, derive less satisfaction from jobs, lose sight of how their contribution fit into the overall organization.

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