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unit 2.2 organisation and management keywords - Coggle Diagram
unit 2.2 organisation and management keywords
organisational structures: the formal, internal, framework of a business that shows how it is managed and organised
functional departments: the main activities of business: finance, marketing, operations, human resources and research and development
hierarchy: the number of levels in an organisational structure
chain of command: the route through which authority is passed down through an organisation
delegation: passing authority down through the organisational hierarchy to subordinate
subordinate: an employee who is below another employee in the organisations hierarchy
span of control: the number of subordinates reporting to each supervisor/manager
delayering: reducing the size of the hierarchy by removing one or more levels - most often middle management.
centralised organisation: one where all the important decision making power is held ay head office or the centre
decentralized organisation: one where the decision making powers were passed down the organisation to lower levels
directors: appointed or elected members of the board of directors of a company who have the responsibility for determining and implementing the company's policy. some directors might also have a management role.
annual general meeting: a meeting for shareholders that limited companies must hold once a year
chief executive officer:the most senior manager responsible for the overall performance and success of a comany
manager: an individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks of a certain area of department of a business.
supervisor: an individual who checks and controls the work of subordinates.
autocratic leadership: a leadership style where the leader makes all the descisions
democratic leadership: a leadership style where workers take part in descision making
laissez faire leadership: a leadership style where most of the descions are left to the workers.
trade union: an organisation of workers aimed at improving pay and working conditions and providing other services such as legal advice for members