Business - Organisational structure

Business - Organisational structure (12 Cards)
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1	Authority	The right to command and make decisions
2	Centralisation	A type of business organisation where major decisions are made at the centre or core of the organisation and then passed down the chain of command
3	Chain of command	The way authority and power is organised in an organisation
4	Decentralisation	A type of business organisation where decision making is pushed down the chain of command and away from the centre of the organisation
5	Delayering	Removing layers of management from the heirarchy of an organisation
6	Delegation	Authority to pass down from superior to subordinate
7	Formal organisation	The internal structure of a business as shown by an organisational chart
8	Hierarchy	The order or levels of responsibility in an organisation, from the lowest to the highest
9	Organisational chart	A diagram that shows the different job roles in a business and how they relate to each other
10	Responsibility	The duty to complete a task
11	Span of control	The number of people a person is directly responsible for in a business
12	Subordinates	People in the hierarchy who work under the control of a senior worker