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Handout 7: Organisation structures

PowerPoint presentation. Handout 7: Organisation structures. Understand employer organisations. Organisation structures. The way an organisation is structured depends on its purpose size objectives and strategy sector.

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Handout 7: Organisation structures

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  1. PowerPoint presentation Handout 7: Organisation structures Understand employer organisations

  2. Organisation structures The way an organisation is structured depends on its • purpose • size • objectives and strategy • sector. The organisation’s structure means how it is organised, eg into branches, departments, team and has a direct effect on the way it operates.

  3. Types of organisation structure Organisations can be organised by • function, eg operations, marketing, finance, HR • region, eg South, London • product, eg in an electrical manufacturer: electronics, white goods, health and beauty • work teams, eg client groups, project X. Broadly speaking, structures are either • hierarchical • flat. And either • centralised • decentralised.

  4. Hierarchical structures

  5. Flat structure

  6. Public sector organisation structures • These differ from other sector organisations as they are headed up by a government department. • Most government departments are headed by a secretary of state or minister and reflect the functions the minister has to oversee. • A department usually has executive agencies under it. • Departments and executive agencies are staffed by civil servants.

  7. Organisation charts • indicate the roles and responsibilities of staff • the line of reporting/chain of command • the span of control.

  8. Glossary of terms Hierarchy – the management levels within an organisation. Line managers – those managing the work of other staff. Subordinates – those under the line manager. Authority – the power to direct and make decisions. Delegation – giving over tasks or decisions to subordinates. Span of control – the number of subordinates reporting directly to a manager. Chain of command is the path of authority down which instructions are passed. Lines of communication are the routes messages travel along.

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