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3.4 - Human Resources
3.4.1 - Organised Structures
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Organisation Chart
A plan showing the roles of, and
relationship
between
all
the
employees
in
a
business
Line Manager
An
employee's
immediate
superior
or
boss
Authority
The
power
to
control
others
snd
to
make
decisions
Span of Control
The
number
of
employees
managed
directly
by
another
employee
Delegation
The
passing
down
of
authority
to
more
junior
employees
Delayering
The
removal
of
one
or
more
levels
of
hierarchy
from
a
business's
organisational
structure
Flat Structure
Has
wide
spans
of
control
and
few
levels
of
hierarchy
Tall Strcuture
Has
narrow
spans
of
control
and
a
larger
number
of
levels of hierarchy
Chain of Command
The
line
of
authority
with
a
business
along
which
communication
passes
Subordinate
The
people
that
are
held
accountable
for
by
the
line
manager
Centralisation
When
all
decisions
of
the
business
are
made
at
the
Head
Quarters
Decentralisation
When
all
decision-making
is
spread
away
from
the
centre
Organisational Structure
The way a business arranges itself to carry out
it'
activities
