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objective 1.04
business management
| Definition | |
|---|---|
| authority | the formally granted influence of an individual to make decisions pursue goals and obtain the resources necessary to support those decisions and goals |
| chain of command | the flow of authority within an organization |
| departmentalization | the way departments are defined and arranged |
| division of labor | the process of dividing a large job into units or job task and assigning an individual to do each of the tasks |
| divisional structure | an organizational design in which the firm is broken down into units according to factors such as product process territory customer type |
| functional structure | an organizational design in which the firm is broken into traditional departments each with its own set of responsibilities and activities |
| matrix structure | an organizational design that combines the traditional functional structure with the divisional structure |
| organizational chart | a graphical representation of the flow of authority within the organization |
| organizational structure | the companys configuration of employees for accomplishing specific business tasks how the business is organized |