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Understanding Organizational Structure

This document covers the principles of organization and organizational structure, emphasizing the importance of structuring resources to achieve organizational goals. It outlines key concepts such as delegation of authority, span of control, and the benefits and drawbacks of centralization and decentralization. Additionally, it provides definitions, symptoms of improper structures, and methods for designing effective organizational frameworks.

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Understanding Organizational Structure

This document covers the principles of organization and organizational structure, emphasizing the importance of structuring resources to achieve organizational goals. It outlines key concepts such as delegation of authority, span of control, and the benefits and drawbacks of centralization and decentralization. Additionally, it provides definitions, symptoms of improper structures, and methods for designing effective organizational frameworks.

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Diploma Name

Accounting

Course Title: Principles of


Management and Organization
Course Code: BLSA 101

Chapter No:05

Organization
Lecture 5 Organization

Contents

Definition of organization
Organizational guide

Organizational structure and benefits of organizational


structure Activities

Organizational structure design

Summary
Division of work and specialization / business design
Data Collection

Glossary
Determine the scope of supervision

Delegation of authority Resources

2
Lecture 5 Organization

Overview

The organizing function is the second function or the second element in the (administrative process) after the planning function. After
completing the setting of goals, strategies and plans, management must carry out the correct activities to achieve those goals, and this leads
us to the organizing function - deciding how the goals will be achieved and implementing the strategies and plans that have been And put it,
the purpose of the organization is to create a structural framework that determines how to distribute the activities that were identified during
planning, and distribute them to individuals and groups in the organization to ensure the achievement of the goals that were set during
planning. It can be said that organizing is transforming plans into actions, and making the organization a coherent unit

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Lecture 5 Organization

Mind Map

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Lecture 5 Organization

Objectives

After completing this unit, the student is expected to be able to:

❑ Knows organization and organizational structure

❑ Identifies the symptoms and manifestations of an improper organizational structure.

❑ Know and explain the four elements of an organizational structure.

❑ Describes work design methods/strategies.

❑ Knows the basics and methods of collecting business

❑ Defines the concept of scope of supervision,

❑ Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of decentralization.

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Lecture 5 Organization

Beginning Activity

Dear student:

❖ Can you first know what organization is?


❖ There are two types of organization, do you know what they are?
❖ Do you also know what is the organizational structure?

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Lecture 5 Organization

Definition of regulation

‫تعريف التنظيم‬
Definition of regulation

❑ It is the process of structuring human and material resources to achieve the objectives of the organization
❑ Coordinating the activities of individuals to achieve a common goal

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Lecture 5 Organization

Organizational Chart

‫الهيكل التنظيمي‬
Organizational Chart

1- Clarifies the roles of individuals and groups in achieving the objectives of the organization, and the responsible person to whom
everyone belongs

2- A framework that shows the specialization and division of jobs, the development of systems and procedures, and the
determination of authority

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Lecture 5 Organization

Organizational Structure Functions

1-Achieving the objectives of the organization.

2-Reducing the differences between individuals.

3- Decisions Making.

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Lecture 5 Organization

Organizational Structure

Indicators and symptoms of improper organizational structure

❑ The existence of five organizational levels or more

❑ Duplication of work between departments.

❑ Lack of clarity of goals.

❑ Having a large number of subordinates under one boss.

❑ Receive orders and directives from two or more chiefs.

❑ Non-limitation of responsibility

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Lecture 5 Organization

Organizational Structure

‫تصميم الهيكل التنظيمي‬

Design the Organizational Structure

‫ تصميم العمل‬:‫اوال‬

❑ Job design

❑ Work design methods

❑ Scientific method

❑ Job rotation

❑ Expansion of work

❑ Work enrichment

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Lecture 5 Organization

Organizational Structure

‫ تجميع الوظائف‬:‫ثانيا‬

Grouping jobs

Grouping based on job/product

❑ Grouping based on job

❑ Product grouping

❑ Customer grouping

❑ Geographical grouping

❑ Mixed grouping

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Organizational Structure
‫ تحديد نطاق االشراف‬:‫ثالثا‬
Span of Control

The number of subordinates that the boss can supervise effectively.

The greater the scope of supervision, the fewer the number of administrative levels, and vice versa.

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Organizational Structure
Delegation of authority ‫ تفويض السلطة‬:‫رابعا‬

After designing the jobs/businesses, it is necessary to distribute the powers in the organization

Responsibility means the commitment of the individual to perform the duties entrusted to him in a proper manner

Authority is the right to take decisions and actions to issue orders and directives to subordinates

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Lecture 5 Organization

Medial Activity

❑ What are the work design methods/strategies?

❑ What are the factors and variables for determining the scope of supervision?

❑ What is the difference between authority, responsibility and accountability?

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Organizational Structure

Authority Types ‫أنواع السلطات‬

1-Executive Authority

2-Advisory Authority

3-Functional Authority

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Lecture 5 Organization

Organizational Structure

Centralization and decentralization

Centralization: is the concentration of decision-making power in a specific entity.

Decentralization: the participation of administrative levels in decision-making.

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Organizational Structure

Decentralization Benefits

❑ Decision making speed

❑ Connection speed

❑ Reducing business pressures for top management

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Organizational Structure

‫أشكال للخريطة التنظيمية‬

Organization Chart Formats

❑ Vertical Map

❑ Horizontal Map

❑ Circular Map

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Organizational Structure

:‫الدليل التنظيمي‬

Organizational Directory

It includes necessary information about the organization.

❑ Organization history

❑ The organization's goals

❑ Organization policies

❑ Master organizational chart

❑ Job descriptions

❑ Work procedures and methods

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‫‪Lecture 5‬‬ ‫‪Organization‬‬

‫‪General Terminologies‬‬

‫مصطلحات هامة باللغة اإلنجليزية‬

‫المصطلح‬ ‫المرادف باللغة‬ ‫المصطلح‬ ‫المرادف‬


‫باللغة اإلنجليزية‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫باللغة اإلنجليزية‬ ‫باللغة العربية‬

‫‪Delegation of‬‬ ‫تفويض السلطة‬ ‫‪Organization‬‬ ‫التنظيم‬


‫‪authority‬‬

‫‪Grouping jobs‬‬ ‫تجميع الوظائف‬ ‫‪Job design‬‬ ‫تصميم العمل‬

‫‪Authority‬‬ ‫السلطة‬ ‫‪Scope of supervision‬‬ ‫نطاق االشراف‬

‫‪Centralization‬‬ ‫المركزية‬ ‫‪Responsibility‬‬ ‫المسؤولية‬

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Lecture 5 Organization

Ending Activity

Determine whether the following statements are True or False?


1. Organizing is the coordination of human efforts in an organization.( )
2. Among the benefits of the organizing function is the limitation of powers and responsibilities.( )
3. The organizational guide is a diagram showing the organizational structure of the establishment. ( )

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Lecture 5 Organization

Summary

The unit included the definition of organization, its importance and benefits,
as it helps to reduce differences between individuals to the least possible
degree. Then the unit dealt with the indicators and symptoms of a sound and
incorrect organizational structure, and then moved to how to design the
organizational structure by clarifying its four elements, which are the division
of work, specialization/business design, grouping of jobs/business, and then
determining the scope of supervision by answering the question of what is the
number of subordinates who will report to the boss One, then addressing the
delegation of authority and the principles that govern the distribution of
powers in the organization, the characteristics and dimensions of the
organizational structure, then the unit concluded with the concept, benefits
and drawbacks of the organizational map and the organizational guide.

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Lecture 5 Organization

Glossary

❑ Organization:

It is the process of structuring human and material resources to achieve the objectives of the organization

❑ Span of Control :

The number of subordinates that the boss can supervise effectively

❑ Authority :

is the right to take decisions and actions to issue orders and directives to subordinates

❑ Centralization:

is the concentration of decision-making power in a specific entity

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Lecture 5 Organization

Alignment Matrix

Question Matrix and its Alignment with Behavioral Objectives


No. of Question No. of Goal

1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 1
7 2
8 3
9 4
10 5

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Lecture 5 Organization

References & Resources

• Kotter, J. P. (1999). “What Effective General Managers Really Do,” Harvard Business Review, March–April 1999,
• Mintzberg, H. (2009). Managing. San Francisco, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Kessler, E. H., Bartunek, J. M., Hitt, M., Huff, A. S., Lawrence, P. R., Pfeffer, J., van de , A. H., & Whetten, D. A. (n.d.).
Advisory Board.
• RAJAN P, Management theory and practices, University of Calicut, 2019.
• Karam Pal, Harbhajan Bansal, Management Concepts and Organizational Behavior.

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