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Understanding HR Department Structure

The document discusses the role and structure of the Human Resources (HR) department within an organization, highlighting its importance in ensuring efficient operations. It outlines the potential placement of the HR department, either as a separate entity or combined with other departments, and details the three dimensions of organizational structure: skills, rewards, and authority. Additionally, it describes the structure of authority in terms of width, height, span of control, and decision-making processes.

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Understanding HR Department Structure

The document discusses the role and structure of the Human Resources (HR) department within an organization, highlighting its importance in ensuring efficient operations. It outlines the potential placement of the HR department, either as a separate entity or combined with other departments, and details the three dimensions of organizational structure: skills, rewards, and authority. Additionally, it describes the structure of authority in terms of width, height, span of control, and decision-making processes.

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HUMAN RESOURCES

CHAPTER 4: THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN THE ORGANIZATION


1st Semester | A.Y. 2025-2026 | BSBA – 2I
A. THE PLACE OF THE HUMAN 3. Span of control – this refers to the number of
employees supervised at various levels of the
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN THE
organization
ORGANIZATION 4. Decision making (is discussed in the next
section).
Organization refers to the structure created as
a result of the grouping of functioning segments like
departments, divisions, sections and units that work
into harmonious relationship so that all the different
processes within the system can operate efficiently
and effectively.
Departments: Administration, Production
(business setting) or Operations (Government
agencies, Marketing (Business setting), Finance,
Human Resources, Services, Public Relations, Legal,
Corporate Affairs and research and Development.

The Place of the HR department in the Organization

1. HR Department, a separate department


2. HR Department, combined with other
departments:
2.1. Administration
2.2. Operations/Production
2.3. Finance
2.4. Services
2.5. Corporate Affairs
B. THE STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
THREE (3) DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATION
STRUCTURE:

1. Structure of skills – treating the staff


qualifications of the Human Resources
Department.
2. Structure of rewards – (further discussed on)
Compensation administration.
3. Structure of authority – refers to the degree
of centralization or decentralization of decision
making normally expressed in terms of the
following four measures: width of the
organization, height or tallness of the
organization, span of control and decision
making.

Structure of Authority expressed in terms


of the following four measures:

1. Width of the organization – number of


subsystems, departments, sections and units.
2. Height of the organization – refers to the
existing number of levels, statutes and
position.

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