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Question		Answer
management structures start learning		identify the different departments in an organization and set out who answers to whom in a chain of command
functional structure start learning		the organization is divided up into different functional areas or departments such as Marketing, Finance and Production
multi-divisional structures start learning		the organization is divided along geographical or product divisions this allows company to grow and develop in new parts of the world and to add new combinations to products
multi-divisional matrix start learning		a combination of product and geographical divisions it allows a large company to adapt products for particular markets used in large organizations that have a number of clearly defined projects
organizations with one single owner, a sole trader which type of organizational structure do they have start learning		often have no formal structure
flat structure start learning		only few levels of management opposite to: tall structure
_____ hierarchies start learning		complex
many _____ of management start learning		layers
an organization chart start learning		a diagram showing relationships between different jobs and departments it identify various functional departments, the hierarchy (from the CEO and the Board Management downwards), and the lines of responsibility
chain of command start learning		handing decision making from the higher levels of an organization to lower ones
lines of responsibility start learning		the specification of responsibilities for a particular aspects of work of employees and their management, who they report to
spans of control start learning		the number of people a manager can effectively manage in a particular situation
´managerial mystique´ start learning		when managers behave as unemotional experts who do not need to share their ideas or explain what is going on
subordinates start learning		people who are below a manager in the hierarchy
collective leadership start learning		when decision making and authority is shared by a group of managers
bureaucratic organizations start learning		where there are fixed and formal rules
entrepreneurial culture start learning		a business environment encouraging new ideas and individual effort
Board of Management start learning		a committee of members elected by the shareholders to manage and oversee the company
departments are separated according to the different aspects of company work, such as producing goods or dealing with the financial matters which type of organization structure it is start learning		functional structure
the company is divided into separate units specializing in a particular area of the world or has separate units dealing with particular types of products which type of organization structure it is start learning		multi- divisional structure
the company uses a mixture of divisional structures to enable it to be more flexible and organize its work around specific projects which type of organization structure it is start learning		matrix
very small companies run by a single person or group which type of organization structure it is start learning		no formal structures
in this type of structure responsibility is shared, with fewer managers and with individuals being responsible for their own tasks which type of organization structure it is start learning		flat structure
the organization is divided according to a particular product or type of product, each of which has functional teams to take care of staff, finance etc. which type of organization structure it is start learning		product structure
_____ of command start learning		chain
line of ______ start learning		responsibility
span of _____ start learning		control

1.2 Organization structures

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