CHAPTER 4
TERMS
1. Organizing- refers to the structuring of
resources and activities to accomplish
objectives
2. Structure- serves as a way to reach the
organization’s goals.
3. Formal Organization-is the structure that
will carry out the plan. Structure that
details lines of RAP. It is a planned
structure
Formal structure is described by
management:
1. Organizational chart- diagram of the
organization’s official positions
2. Organizational Manual-provides
written description of authority
relationship
3. Policy Manual-describes personnel
activities
4. Informal Organization- These groups
may make it easy or make it hard for the
organization to achieve its objectives
5. Line Authority-a type of authority, a
manager’s right to tell subordinates what to
do
6. Staff Authority- a type of authority, a
staff specialist’s right to give advice to a
superior
7. Functional Authority- type of authority, a
specialist’s right to oversee lower level
personnel involved in that specialty
8. Line departments- perform tasks that
reflect the organization's primary goal and
missions
9. Staff Department-provide specialized
skills in support of line departments
10. Personal Staff-individual assigned to
specific manager to provide needed staff
services
11. Specialized Staff- individuals provided
needed staff services for the whole
organization
12.Comittee-are used as a supplement to
the existing formal organization
Classification of committee:
1. Ad hoc committee-for a short term
purpose
2. Standing committee- permanent
committee
ENUMERATION:
THE PURPOSE OF THE STRUCTURE
1. Relationships between task and
authority
2. Formal reporting relationship
3. Group of individuals
4. System to effect coordination
CONCERN OF ENGINEERING MANAGER
WHEN STRUCTURING AN ORGANIZATION
1. Division of labor-determining the scope
of work
2. Delegation of authority-the process of
assigning authority to subordinates
3. Departmentation-the grouping of related
jobs
4. Span of control-number of people who
report to a given manager
5. Coordination-linking of activities in the
organization
ORGANIZATION MAY BE CLASSIFIED INTO:
1. Functional Organization-everyone
engage in once functional activity
2. Product or Market Organization-
divisions that brings together all those
involved with a certain type of product or
customer
3. Matrix Organization-employee reports to
both a functional or division manager
and to a project or group manager