Organisational Charts
Types of organzational charts
Types of leadership
Centralisation and decentralisation
Span of control
Matrix
Vertical
Flat
Functional
Hierarchical
A decentralised structure delegates responsibility to those lower down the chain of command, e.g. to individual departments. Decentralisation:
A centralised structure is where authority and responsibility for decision-making rests with those at the top of the business hierarchy. In a centralised structure:
A small span of control means that each manager looks after a small group:
The wider the span of control, the fewer the levels of hierarchy.
The span of control is the number of people directly accountable to, and reporting to, one manager. A large span of control means that the manager has many staff under his or her direct control:
Situational
Autocratic
Paternalistic
Democratic
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