10. organisational structure

Organisational structure → shows how employees in business are organised

• Who’s at top, middle + bottom

Delegation → Passing down authority to more junior employees

Improve communication → information passed to other parts of business

To delegate → work passed to lower down in hierarchy

Improve motivation → Workers have clear career path w/ opportunities for promotion

Improve control → Workers managed/supervised to ensure tasks completed accurately on time

Improve efficiency → workers know who to report to if problem → time isn’t wasted going to wrong person

Delayering → business removes levels of hierarchy from structure

• Getting rid of middle management