7: Structuring Organizations

Learning Objectives

By the end of the chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Identify the three levels of management and the responsibilities at each level.
  2. Discuss various options for organizing a business, and create an organization chart.
  3. Explain how specialization helps make organizations more efficient.
  4. Discuss the different ways that an organization can departmentalize.
  5. Explain other key terms related to this chapter such as chain of command, delegation of authority, and span of control.

Show What You Know

License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

NSCC Fundamentals of Business Copyright © 2021 NSCC Edition by NSCC, Pamplin College of Business and Virgina Tech Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.