Organizing

ORDER (SYSTEMS)
Four Building Blocks of Organizing

1. Division of Work – Divide the total workload into

tasks than can logically and comfortably be
performed by individual or groups. The breakdown
of a complex task into components

Note: Job specialization

Four Building Blocks of Organizing

2. Departmentalization – Combine tasks in a logical

and efficient manner. The grouping of work activities
that are similar and logically connected.
Four Building Blocks of Organizing

3. Hierarchy - Specify who reports to whom in the

organization. A pattern of multiple levels of an
organizational structure.

Note: Span of Management

Four Building Blocks of Organizing

4. Coordination - Set up mechanisms for integrating

departmental activities into a coherent whole and
monitoring the effectiveness of that integration.

The integration of the activities of the separate parts

of an organization to accomplish organizational goals.
 Power – The ability to exert influence on other
people
Sources of power:

1. Reward Power
2. Coercive Power
3. Legitimate Power
4. Expert Power
5. Referent Power