Organisational Structure

Cards (8)

  • What is an HR Objective?
    A specific goal or target of relating to the management and performance of human resources in a business
  • Span of Control
    The number of employees for whom a manager is responsible
  • Chains of Command
    Describes the lines of authority within a business
  • What is Delayering?
    Removing layers of management from the hierarchy of the organisation
  • Delegation
    The assignment to others of the authority for particular functions, tasks, and decisions
  • Employee Empowerment
    Giving employees the power to do their job
  • Centralised Decision-Making
    Keep decision-making firmly at the top of the hierarchy (amongst the most senior management)
  • Decentralised Decision-Making

    Decision-making is spread out to include more junior managers in the hierarchy, as well as individual business units or trading locations