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BM-105
Ec-103
Term | Definition |
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Authority | The formally granted of an individual to make decisions, pursue goals, and obtain the resources necessary to support those decisions goals |
Chain of command | The flow of authority within an organization; also called line of authority |
Communication | An exchange if information in which the words and gestures are understood in the same way by both speakers and the listeners |
Delegation | Assigning tasks to subordinates |
Division of labor | Dividing a large job into units , or job tasks , and assigning an individual todo each of the tasks |
Divisional Structure | An organizational design in which the firm is broken into units according to factors such as products, process, territory , customer type, etc. |
Functional Structures | An organizational design in which the firm is broken into traditional departments, each with its own set of responsibilities and activities. |
Innovation | The creation or discovery of something new, such as new product, strategy, or process |
Job Specialization | Becoming an expert in specific work task |
Lateral Relations | The amount of teamwork included in an organizational design |
Line Authority | Formal, Direct authority that affects a business day-to-day operations |
Line of command | See chain of command |
Matrix Structures | An organizational design that combines the traditional functional structure with the divisional structure |
Objectives | Goals to be reached |
Organizational Charts | A graphical representations of flow of authority within an organization |
Organizational Structure | See organizational design |
Productions manager | An individual who monitors one or more existing products and develops new products |
Productivity | The amount of work employees perform in given period and develops new products |
Responsibility | The duty to get a job done |
Scalar Principles | Creating authority that flows in a clear, continuous lie |
Span of control | The measurement of how many workers are supervised by one manager |
Staff authority | Advisory authority, often without ability to enforce or take action |