Organisational Chart Part1

An organisational chart shows how the labour of a business is separated and assigned to particular individuals or departments. It also depicts authority and responsibility relationships between the individuals doing these jobs.

Relationships are generally viewed on: (i) line authority; (ii) staff authority; and (iii) functional authority.

Span of control refers to the number of subordinates that a manager can successfully oversee or manage.

The span of control is associated with the number of levels in an organisation. The extent of supervision or span of control is found by:

a) The characteristics of the employees’ work

b) The schooling and training of the employees

c) The years of experience of the employees

d) The ability of the employees

Delegation is the method through which managers: (i) allocate tasks or jobs to subordinates; (ii) give the required power to carry out the tasks; and (iii) help the subordinates to be familiar with their responsibility and admit their liability for the projected work done.