ORGANISING IS THE

DIVISION OF TASKS AND THE

ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORITY
TO PERSONS TO ENSURE
THAT THE TASKS ARE
CARRIED OUT BY
SUBORDINATES EFFICIENTLY
THE DIVISION OF WORK

HUMAN WORK CAN BE DIVIDED INTO :

1.MANAGEMENT WORK aimed at decision-making,

authority & influence

2. TECHNICAL WORK aimed at the achievement

of objectives
AN ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE indicates :

•THE NUMBER OF POSTS REQUIRED

•THE AUTHORITY RELATIONSHIP OF POSTS ON

DIFFERENT LEVELS
TYPES OF AUTHORITY

AUTHORITY IS THE RIGHT TO PERFORM

OR COMMAND

LINE AUTHORITY
STAFF AUTHORITY
SPAN OF CONTROL refers to the number
of people one person should supervise
FACTORS INFLUENCING SPAN OF
CONTROL
•SIMILARITY OF FUNCTION
•PHYSICAL PROXIMITY OF WORKERS
•COMPLEXITY OF THE FUNCTIONS
•COMPLEXITY OF SUPERVISORS’ POST
•AVAILABILITY OF COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY
CENTRALISATION
IMPLIES LITTLE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN
DELEGATED TO OTHERS – THE DO-IT-
YOURSELF MANAGER

DECENTRALISATION
IMPLIES MUCH AUTHORITY HAS BEEN
DELEGATED – GETTING THINGS DONE
THROUGH OTHERS