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Module Description

This unit is about the nature of organisational structure, the impact of centralisation and decentralisation on the management task.

At the end of the unit the following competences will have been achieved and the learner will be able to:

• Compare the objectives of organisational structure and the effect of organisational culture
• Discuss the interrelationship of institutional, managerial and technical levels within an organisational structure
• Evaluate the potential sources of organisational ideas and innovations within an organisational structure
• Analyse the variables that influence organisational structure and systems of management
• Compare the operational functions of an organisation with those functions which support the achievement of the task
• Discuss the implications for an organisation in distinguishing between operational and support functions
• Differentiate between an organisational management system that is centralised and one that is decentralised
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of a centralised and decentralised system
• Distinguish between management span of control and management chain of command

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