Organizing chapter from stephen book.pptx

from the stephen book of management

1. Organizing Concepts & Nature

2. ORGANIZATION: Organization is a deliberate arrangement of people in defined roles/positions to work in a given direction (objectives).

3. Organizing The process of management that identifies who is supposed to do what. It covers: The identification and classification of required activities. Grouping of activities necessary for attaining objectives Assigning managers to each group to supervise Provision of coordination (horizontally and vertically).

4. Formal Vs Informal Organization Formal Organization is one that has intentional structure and roles in a formally organized firm. Informal Organization is one that has a network of interpersonal relationships that arise when people associate with one another.

5. Formal Vs Informal Organization

6. Formal Vs Informal Organization

7. Department The word department defines a separate area, branch or division with a manager. Department is an organizational distinct division which has specified distinctive activities.

8. Principle of Span of Management There is a limit of employees up to which a manager can get the work completed effectively. Span of management is also known as span of control. It tells that how many subordinates can be handled by a manager effectively .

9. Span of Management Narrow Span of management Wide Span of management

10. Narrow Vs Wide Span of Control

11. Close supervision possible Close control Fast communication between supervisor and subordinates High cost Excessive distance between lowest level and top level. Too mush involvement of superiors in work. Narrow Span of Control

12. Wide Span of Control Authority is delegated Clear policies are to be made Subordinates are selected carefully Supervisors get overload, results in decision bottleneck Chances of loss of control Exceptional qualities’ managers required