4. Dividing
work activities into separate job
tasks.
Work
specialization creates efficiency and
productivity, but can also result in
boredom, fatigue, stress, low
productivity, poor quality, increased
absenteeism, and high turnover.
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5. The
basis on which jobs are grouped
together.
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Manager, Engineeri
ng
Manager, Accounting
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Manager, Purchasing
6. The
line of authority extending from upper
organizational levels to the lowest
levels, which clarifies who report to whom.
Unity
of command:
The
management principle that each person
should report to only one manager.
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7. The
number of employees a manager can
efficiently and effectively manage.
1
4
16
64
256
1024
4096
1
8
64
512
4096
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8. The
degree to which decision making is
concentrated at upper levels of the
organization.
Environment is stable.
Company is large.
Lower- level managers do not want a say in
decision.
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9. The
degree to which lower-level employees
provide input or actually make decision.
Environment is complex, uncertain.
Company is geographically dispersed.
Lower-level manager want a voice in
decisions.
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10. The
degree to which job within an
organization are standardized.
The
extent to which work role are structured
in an organization, and the activities of the
employees are governed by rules and
procedures.
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