Summary Introduction to Business Management, ISBN: 9780195992519 MNB 1501-Business Management 1A
Summary Introduction to Business Management, ISBN: 9780195992519 MNB 1501Business Management
Summary Introduction to Business Management, ISBN: 9780195992519 MNB 1501Business Management
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1.Organising
1.1.Key concepts
Importance of organising, mechanisms, structure, fundamentals of organising,
specialisation, departmentalisation, responsibility & authority, centralised & decentralised,
authority relations, span of control, informal organisation
1.2.Introduction to organisation
LO1: Analyse organising as a management task,( including contemporary structures and
design), demonstrating how this serves as a framework for the activities of the
organisation.
LO2: Explain the concepts of organising and organisational structure.
Organising: Mechanisms developed by management to implement the strategy or plan.
Organisational structure:
• Set of formal tasks assigned to individuals & departments
• Formal reporting relationships (lines of authority, responsibility, hierarchical levels &
span of management control)
• Design of system to ensure effective co-ordination of employees across departments
1.3.Importance of organising
LO3: Describe the importance of organising.
• Organising entails the detailed analysis of work to be done & resources to be used
o Systemise tasks, resources, methods, procedures.
o Joint co-ordinated efforts of management
• Divide total workload into activities that can comfortably be performed by
individual/group.
o Allocate tasks according to individual’s abilities/qualifications
• Promote productive deployment & utilisation of resources
• Related activities are grouped together in specialised departments
• Develop mechanism to co-ordinate activities of whole business ito complete, uniform,
harmonious units.
1.4.Fundamentals of organising
LO4: Discuss the fundamentals of organising.
1.4.1.Specialisation
• Designing jobs for employees
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