EBK M: MANAGEMENT
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ISBN: 9781259900310
Author: BATEMAN
Publisher: YUZU
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To discuss: The fundamental characteristics of organizational structure.
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The fundamental characteristics of an organizational structure are the following:
- Span of control: The span of control is considered as the maximum number of employees a supervisor can control efficiently and effectively.
- Centralization: The centralization means the decision making authority is vested in the hands of top management or higher levels of management only.
- Decentralization: The decentralization is a process of disbursement of authority in the lower levels of management.
- Departmentalization: The departmentalization is consider as grouping of individual in to several departments based on the work performed by them.
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