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प्रश्न
What does the term ‘Span of management’ refer to?
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उत्तर
Span of management refers to the number of subordinates that can be effectively managed by a superior or any higher authority. It determines the level of management in the structure.
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‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ decided to set-up its new truck manufacturing factory in the backward area of Bihar where very less job opportunities were available. People of that area welcomed this effort of ‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’. To attract people to work in its factory it also decided to provide many other facilities like school, hospital, market etc. in the factory premises.
‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ started earning huge profits. Another competiting company asked its production manager ‘Sanjay’ to investigate the reasons of earning huge profits by ‘Panda Trucks Ltd’. Sanjay found out that in both the companies there was systematic co-ordination among the various activities to achieve organizational goals. Every employee knew who was responsible and accountable to whom. The only difference was that in his
organization communication took place only through the scalar chain, whereas ‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ was allowing flow of communication in all the directions as per the requirement which lead to faster spread of information as well as quick feedback.
a. Identify the type of organization which permits ‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ the flow of communication in all the directions.
b. State an advantage of the type of organization identified in (a) above.
c. State any two values which ‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ wanted to communicate to the society.
What is meant by the divisional structure of an organisation?
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Origin
How does informal organisation support the formal organisation?
Neha runs a factory wherein she manufactures shoes. The business has been doing well and she intends to expand by diversifying into leather bags as well as western formal wear thereby making her company a complete provider of corporate wear. This will enable her to market her business unit as the one stop for working women. Which type of structure would you recommend for her expanded organisation and why?
What is a divisional structure? Discuss its advantages and limitations.
Differentiate between the functional organization and divisional organization
Explain the principle of Esprit de corps as advocated by Henry Fayol.
Which structure of organisation is helpful in locating the inefficient employees?
Identify the type of organisational structure which facilitates occupational specialisation.
'Saarthi', the name has been associated with the manufacturing and sale of Fashion products since 1960, when Kapil Saarthi opened his first retail fashion clothing outlet in Ahmedabad. Sarthi Cosmetics was incorporated in India in 1940, and became a member of the S & M family of companies in 1959. Sarthi Perfumes began operations in Gujarat in an existing administrative S&M facility in 1985. An important difference between S&M and most other companies is that instead of operating as one large corporation it operates as 180 smaller companies each focused on a specific product and area, implying selective dispersal of authority, recognising the decision makers need four autonomy, as decision making authority is pushed down the chain of command. It enables the company to maintain short lines of communication with customers and employees, and accelerate the development of talent.
As “The decision making authority is pushed down the chain of command” at S&M enterprises, it provides the benefit of quick decision making to the organisation because ______.
The form of organisation known for giving rise to rumours is called
Grouping of activities on the basis of functions is a part of
Which of the following factors are of informal organisation that support the working of formal organization?
Which type of organisational structures is the most suitable for those business enterprises where a large variety of products are manufactured?
Match the STRUCTURE in an organisation in Column I with the appropriate EXPLANATION in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (1) | Organisation Structure | (i) | Grouping activities on the basis of products |
| (2) | Functional Structure | (ii) | Framework within which managerial and operating tasks are performed. |
| (3) | Divisional structure | (iii) | Grouping of similar jobs and organizing them as separate departments. |
Which of the following is a disadvantage of divisional structure?
______ ensures that the heads of separate business units in the organisation are responsible for profit or loss of their unit and have authority over it.
Which type of organisational structure is the most suitable when the size of the organisation is large and is producing one line of product?
