departmentalization the grouping of related functions into manageable units to achieve the objectives of the enterprise in the most efficient and effective manner. delegation the process that makes management possible because management is the process of getting results accomplished through others. Delegation is the work a manager performs to entrust others with responsibility and authority and to create accountability for results. It is an activity of the organizing function. scalar principle (chain of command)
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The line and staff activity has been debated for many years. One of the earliest expositions in line-staff activities dates back to 1911‚ in the military’s plan to simplify shop work (Fisch‚ 1961). These two activities are often perceived as one process; however they are not the same. There are fundamental differences between line and staff activity. These two functions cross over in organizations including health care‚ manufacturing‚ and service organizations. The line does not have direct authority
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"Conflict between staff and line managerial officers" from Melville Dalton describes the situation of staff organizations in the 1950s. In this time staff organizations are relatively new and were "a response to many complex interrelated forces" . The goal in demanding specialists in form of "staff people" was to create higher production and more efficiency. This introduction of a new organizational structure is related to some problems which occur. The following questions treat these staff-line tensions
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Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment and management‚ and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation‚ hiring‚ performance management‚ organization development‚ safety‚ wellness‚ benefits‚ employee motivation‚ communication‚ administration‚ and training. This is the reason why HR managers
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What is the Relationship between the Functions of Man and Learning? By Anna-Kay Byfield History and Philosophy of Education October 14‚ 2013 © Anna-Kay Byfield Introduction According to Royce (1961) man has many activities which are of many different kinds. He believed that man’s operations include some which are distinctly physical‚ and some which are distinctly psychological. That is‚ man has external behaviour experiences and functions‚ as well as conscious
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Interrelationship between Planning & Controlling Functions of Management. Ashiqur Rahman Sami Business Administration Discipline Allama Iqbal UNIVERSITY‚ PAKISTAN Interrelationship between Planning & Controlling Functions of Management. Before we go to specify the interrelationship between the Planning and Controlling Function of Business we have to define Planning and Controlling first. Planning: Planning is a basic managerial function. It involves deciding on a course
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Line‚ Staff and Human Resources Management Authority What does it take to get the right organizational design for Human Resources? In today ’s constantly evolving environment‚ developing an organization that makes the right decisions‚ while directing others’ work and giving orders requires having line and staff authority in place. In this essay‚ we will explain what authority is and explain the difference from line authority and staff authority. Also we will explain what type of authority human
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The Relationship Between Managerial Leadership Behaviors and Staff Nurse Retention (KLEINMAN‚ CAROL): An Insight Paper _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fostering rapport to build a good relationship with people cannot be underestimated. We have known and acknowledged this as a fact since time immemorial though we do not often see the full extent of it. We are social beings from the moment we are born into the world‚ created
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The Human Resources Department manager exercises line function over the workers within his department‚ like the other line managers. He has direct control and supervisory powers over them as depicted in Figure 5.1. He leads and motivates them in the same way that his co-line managers lead and motivate their own subordinates. The functions of the Human Resources Department can be categorized according to its five functions. 1. Job Organization and Information 1.1 Prepares job descriptions
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How are the main line functions classified? Explain how an agency’s size affects the organization of these functions? What is the controversy surrounding the generalist versus the specialist with regard to delivering basic line functions to the community? The main line functions are classified by the specific services they provide to a community. Our textbook describes these services as Traffic‚ Vice‚ Juvenile‚ and Investigations. Traffic functions deals with traffic flow‚ accidents‚ road rage
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