Business people in business

People in business

Levels of heirachy

Tall structures
Advantages

• greater specialisation
• greater opportunities for promotion
• clearly defined roles
• narrow span of control

Disadvantages

• communication problems are greater
• slower decision making
• expensive to run as many layers of management
• workers may feel over-managed

Flat structures
Advantages

• quicker decision making
• better communication
• cheaper as fewer levels of heirachy

Disadvantages

• fewer opportunites for promotion
• fewer opportunities for specialisation
• wider span of control
• managers can become overwhelmed

Narrow span of control

• less opportunity for delegation
• supervision and control is greater
• many levels of heirachy
• greater opportunities for promotion

Wide span of control

• greater delegation opportunities
• supervision and control is looser
• few levels of heirachy
• fewer opportunites for promotion

Recruitment

Recruitment process

1. a vacancy occurs
2. a job analysis is produced
3. a job description is produced
4. a person specification…