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CHAPTER 5CHAPTER 5ORGANISINGORGANISINGCHAPTER 5CHAPTER 5
ORGANISINGORGANISING
Meaning and steps• Meaning: It is a process of
grouping activities and establishing authority relationships among them.
• Steps:– identification and division of work– Departmentalization– Assignment of duties– Establishing reporting relationships
Importance of organising
• Division of work• Clarity in reporting
relationships• Optimum utilization of
resources• Growth• Better administration• Greater creativity
Organisation structure
• It is a framework within which managerial and operating tasks are performed. It can be of two types –functional and divisional.
• Span of management: It is a number of subordinates under a superior. It can be wide span and narrow span.
Functional structure
Managing director
Human resources Marketing
Purchasing
Divisional structure
Managing director
Cosmetics Garments Footware
Marketing Human resources Purchasing
Formal organisation• It is the structure
which is designed by the management to accomplish a particular task.
Informal organisation• It is a network of
social relations among employees in a organisation.
• Ex:friendship in the organisation.
• It has got no written rules
Characters tics
• Based on formal organisation• It has no written rules and
procedures.• Independent channels of
communication• Not deliberately created• It lacks stability
Advantages• Effective communication• Fulfills social needs• Fulfills organizational objectives• LIMITATIONS• it creates rum ours• It resists changes• Pressure of group norms
DELEGATION
Meaning• It is assigning the work to others
and giving them authority to do it.• It is the process of entrusting
responsibility and authority and creating accountability of the person to whom work or responsibility has been handed over.
Process of delegation• 1.Assigning responsibility Divides the while work Routine jobs are delegated
and crucial jobs are done by the managers
• 2.Granting of authority: Responsibility without authority is
meaningless. Parity of authority and responsibility is required.Thus
all needed authority should be delegated for the fulfillment of a
responsibility
• 3.Fixing responsibility: this means to hold subordinates responsible for their work performance.Every subordinate is just accountable to that officer who delegates authority for the fulfillment of jobs.
Importance of delegation
• Effective management• Employees development• Motivation of employees• Facilitation of growth• Basis of management hierarchy• Better co-ordination