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    Organizational structure refers to the levels of management and division of responsibilities within a business. It can be represented using organizational charts. An organizational structure defines spans of control, which is the number of subordinates under a manager, and chains of command, which allows instructions to pass from senior to lower managers. A wider span of control results in a shorter chain of command, while a narrow span leads to a longer chain. Short chains of command allow for quicker, more accurate communication and keep top managers closer to lower employees to improve motivation. Line managers have direct authority over subordinates, while staff managers provide support to line managers.

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    Organizational structure refers to the levels of management and division of responsibilities within a business. It can be represented using organizational charts. An organizational structure defines spans of control, which is the number of subordinates under a manager, and chains of command, which allows instructions to pass from senior to lower managers. A wider span of control results in a shorter chain of command, while a narrow span leads to a longer chain. Short chains of command allow for quicker, more accurate communication and keep top managers closer to lower employees to improve motivation. Line managers have direct authority over subordinates, while staff managers provide support to line managers.

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    Organizational structure refers to the levels of management and division of responsibilities within a business. It can be represented using organizational charts. An organizational structure defines spans of control, which is the number of subordinates under a manager, and chains of command, which allows instructions to pass from senior to lower managers. A wider span of control results in a shorter chain of command, while a narrow span leads to a longer chain. Short chains of command allow for quicker, more accurate communication and keep top managers closer to lower employees to improve motivation. Line managers have direct authority over subordinates, while staff managers provide support to line managers.

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    Organizational structure refers to the levels of management and division of responsibilities within a business. It can be represented using organizational charts. An organizational structure defines spans of control, which is the number of subordinates under a manager, and chains of command, which allows instructions to pass from senior to lower managers. A wider span of control results in a shorter chain of command, while a narrow span leads to a longer chain. Short chains of command allow for quicker, more accurate communication and keep top managers closer to lower employees to improve motivation. Line managers have direct authority over subordinates, while staff managers provide support to line managers.

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    Organizational Structure

    Organizational structure refers to the levels of management and division of responsibilities


    within a business. They can be represented on organizational charts (left).
     

    Advantages:
     All employees are aware of which communication channel is used to reach them with
    messages
     Everyone knows their position in the business. They know who they are accountable to
    and who they are accountable for
     It shows the links and relationship between the different departments
     Gives everyone a sense of belonging as they appear on the organizational chart

    The span of control is the number of subordinates working directly under a manager in the


    organizational structure. In the above figure, the managing director’s span of control is four. The
    marketing director’s span of control is the number of marketing managers working under him (it
    is not specified how many, in the figure).
    The chain of command is the structure of an organization that allows instructions to be passed
    on from senior managers to lower levels of management. In the above figure, there is a short
    chain of command since there are only four levels of management shown.
    Now, if you look closely,there is a link between the span of control and chain of command. The
    wider the span of control the shorter the chain of command since more people will appear
    horizontally aligned on the chart than vertically. A short span of control often leads to long chain
    of command. (If you don’t understand, try visualizing it on an organizational chart).
    Advantages of a short chain of command (these are also the disadvantages of a long chain of
    command):
     Communication is quicker and more accurate
     Top managers are less remote from lower employees, so employees will be more
    motivated and top managers can always stay in touch with the employees
     Spans of control will be wider, This means managers have more people to control This is
    beneficial because it will encourage them to delegate responsibility (give work to
    subordinates) and so the subordinates will be more motivated and feel trusted. However
    there is the risk that managers may lose control over the tasks.
     

    Line Managers have authority over people directly below them in the organizational structure.
    Traditional marketing/operations/sales managers are good examples.
    Staff Managers are specialists who provide support, information and assistance to line
    managers. The IT department manager in most organisations act as staff managers.

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