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Organisational Structures
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FEATURES OF A
HIERARCHY (E)
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TO BE ABLE TO CREATE AN ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE FOR A GIVEN BUSINESS (C)
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TO BE ABLE TO ANALYSE THE REASONS WHY A
BUSINESS WOULD WANT TO DE-LAYER (A)
Starter
 Using the pictures and template provided, can you
place each individual in the correct place of this
business?
Finance Managers
Marketing Manager
Production
Managers
HR Manager
Organisational Charts
 These are used to show how responsibilities are
divided up between departments and people within a
business.
 Departments are also known as functional areas as
they provide a function for the business. In pairs list
down as many functional areas as you can think of in
a traditional business.
 How many functional areas (departments) can you
list?
Functional Areas
 Marketing
 Finance
 Production
 HR
 Customer Service
 Sales
 Purchasing
 Research and Development
 IT
Hierarchical Structure
 The hierarchy is a business structure which contains
several layers of employees.
 The higher layers have more responsibility and
authority.
 With authority comes accountability and you become
more accountable the higher up the hierarchy you
climb.
Diagram
Managing
Directors
Directors
Senior Managers
Middle Managers
Junior Managers
Supervisors
Staff
Assistants / Operatives
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Who is who?
 The person directly above you in the hierarchy is
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known as your line manager
The person directly below you in the hierarchy is
known as your subordinate
The number of subordinates someone is in charge of
is known as their span of control.
The span of control is just simply the number of
subordinates within that persons control.
A line manager can delegate tasks to their
subordinates.
Hierarchy
 Chain of Command- shows the flow of instructions in an
organisation by level of authority
 Channels of Communication- shows the paths that messages of
communication take in an organisation
Chain of
Command
Channels of
communication
Can you draw a hierarchy?
 From the knowledge you have of the school, could
you attempt to draw an organisational chart of CCS?
 A start for you:
Mr
Downing
Ms Rose
Mrs
Patterson
So why use an Organisational Chart?
 They can help a business by showing:
 Who is responsible for which functions
 What each person is accountable for
 Which work is delegated to specialists
 To whom a worker is responsible and who they must take
orders from
 The lines of communication in the organisation
 How different departments are linked together
Tall hierarchies
 This is where there are lots of layers in the hierarchy.
 It has clear lines of communication
 A narrow span of control
 Many opportunities for promotion
Flat Hierarchies
 This is where there are few layers in the hierarchy.
 Communication from top to bottom is quicker
 Less mistakes in communication as it doesn’t have to
pass through as many layers
 Wide span of control
Delayering
 What is this?
 Why is it done?
 What are the benefits and limitations to a business of
delayering?
Task
 Complete the organisational structures worksheet.
 Extension: Complete Activity 8 on Page 234 of the
white OCR textbook
Plenary
Sketch a tall and flat hierarchy
2. What is span of control?
3. TRUE or FALSE: The chain of command flows
downwards in an organisation.
4. What is the flow of messages through an
organisation known as?
1.