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15 Cards in this Set
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Responsibility |
Obligation to perform assigned activities Source of responsibility lies within the individual Managers remain responsible for tasks even if they delegated them to another employee |
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Job description |
Summary of individuals job activities Communicates job content and performance expectations to employees |
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Functional similarity method |
Most basic method of dividing job activities |
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4 steps of dividing job activities (Functional similarity method) |
Task - examine management system objectives Planning- designate appropriate activities that must be performed Organizing -design specific jobs by grouping similar activities Make specific individual responsible responsible for performing the job |
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Functional similarity method and responsibility |
Management should avoid creating jobs that do not enhance goals attainment Job responsibilities should assign clear, goal related, non overlapping responsibility |
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Overlapping responsibility |
More than one individual is responsible for the same activity Results in conflict n poor working relationship Job doesn't get done |
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Responsibility Gap |
Exists when certain tasks are not included in the responsibility area of individual Nobody within the organization is obliged to perform necessary activities |
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Clarifying Job activities of managers |
Management responsibility guide helps management describe responsibility relationship in the organizations Responsible manager are deemed responsible when they perform activities they are obligated to perform |
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Authority |
Right to perform or command Increases probability specific commands will be obeyed Does not always lead to obedience |
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Types of authority |
Line- superior subordinate relationship Staff- advise assist those who possess line authority Functional - assigned to a segment that normally does not have authority |
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Accountability |
Employees liability to perform Nonperformance result in punishment Performance results in some kind of rewards |
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Delegation |
Assigned job activities and corresponding authority to specific individuals
1 assign specific duties to individual 2 grand authority to individual 3 creatw obligations |
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Centralization and decentralization |
Degree to which delegation exists within an organization |
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Centralization |
Minimal number of jobs activities and minimal amount of authority delegated to subordinates |
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Decentralization |
Maximum amount of authority delegated to subordinates |
