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Summary comes from 'Management & Organizational Behavior' 11th edition. Written by Laurie J. Mullins with Gill Christy. The summary is arranged per learning objective of the lessons. The material in the summary was created by a combination of the book and the PowerPoint in order to write a full s...

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Organizations & People Block 1 Ch11 Summery

Which common characteristc defnes the division of work/grouping of actvitese
 Major function (specializationn
 Product or service
 Location
 Nature of work performed
 Common time scales
 Staff employed
 Customers/clients
 Combination of groupings

Centralizaton versus decentralizaton

Centralizaton Organizations in which most decisions-making authority is held by
upper-level management
decentralisaton Organisations which a great deal if decision-making authority is
delegated to levels if management at points below the top.
Choices based on:
 nature of product or service provided
 policy-making
 day-to-day management
 need for standardization

centralised
a centralised structure keeps decision-making frmly at the top of the hierarchy (amongst the
most senior management)

Advantages Disadvantages
Easier to implement common policies and More bureaucratic – ofen eetra layers in the
practices for the whole business hierarchy
Prevents other parts of the business from Local or junior managers are likely to much
becoming too independent closer to customer needs
Easier to co-ordinate and control from the Lack of authority down the hierarchy may
centre – e.g. with budgets reduce managers motivation
Quicker decision-making (useallyn – easier to Customers service does misses feeibility and
show strong leadership sped of local decision-making




Decentralised

Advantages Disadvantages
Decisions made closer to the consumer = Decision making is not necessarily ‘strategic’
better costomer serive

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