Principles of Management · Unit 6 · 6 hrs
Organizing Function
Exam-focused notes for Organizing Function (Principles of Management, MGT421): what the TU syllabus asks and how it has actually been tested, with 5 solved past questions from this unit.
What this unit covers
- Concept and principles of organizing
- Approaches to organizing – classical, behavioural, and contingency
- Process of structuring an organization
- Departmentalization – meaning and types
- Delegation of authority – meaning, features, advantages, and barriers
- Centralization and decentralization – meaning, advantages and disadvantages
- Concept of organic and mechanistic views of organization
- Types of modern organizational structures – matrix, team, and network
Departmentalization – meaning and types
What types of organization formed Departmentalization by locations? [5]
Departmentalization by territory (also called Departmentalization by Geographic Location) is a form of organizational structure where work activities and departments are organized on the basis of geographic regions or locations. It is particularly useful fo...
Full solved answer →What type of organization formed departmentalization by customers? [5]
Departmentalization by Customer/Client is a form of organizational structure where work activities and departments are organized around specific types of customers or clients rather than functions, products, or territories. The main focus of this structure ...
Full solved answer →Centralization and decentralization – meaning, advantages and disadvantages
Explain the disadvantages of centralization. [5]
Definition: Centralization refers to the situation where top management retains power and authority without delegating to subordinates in planning and decision-making matters. --- When all decision-making authority is concentrated at the top level, the top ...
Full solved answer →Approaches to organizing – classical, behavioural, and contingency
Describe the different approaches to organizing.[10]
Organizing is the process of arranging and structuring the resources of an organization in order to achieve its goals and objectives. Different theorists and schools of thought have proposed different approaches to organizing. The two major approaches are t...
Full solved answer →Delegation of authority – meaning, features, advantages, and barriers
What is delegation of authority? Explain the features of delegation of authority. [5]
Delegation of authority is one vital organizational process. Delegation means assigning of duty or task with necessary authority by a superior to subordinates. In other words, delegation is the transfer of authority to subordinates to enable them to make de...
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