Organisational Design

Centralisation

A type of business organisation where major decisions are made at the centre core of the organisation and then passed down the chain of command

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Decentralisation

A type of business where decision making is pushed down chain of command

Delayering

Removing layers of management from the hierarchy of an organisation

Span of control

The number of people a person is directly responsible for

Tall structure

Long chain of command, narrow span of control

Flat strucuture

Chain of command is short, span of control is wild

Matrix structure

Allows business to connect people with particular specialist skills