Fundamentals of Management, 8th ed

PART 3

Organizing

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Organization Structure and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

The Basic Elements Of Organizing 162

Job Specialization

162

Benefits and Limitations of Specialization,

162 • Alternatives to Specialization,

162

Grouping Jobs: Departmentalization

164

Functional Departmentalization,

165 • Product Departmentalization,

166 • Customer

Departmentalization,

166 • Location Departmentalization,

166

Establishing Reporting Relationships

166

Chain of Command,

166 • Span of Management,

167 • Tall Versus Flat

Organizations,

167

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Distributing Authority

167

The Delegation Process,

167