Organsation chart key terms

Size of the organization

Number of management levels from top to bottom

Number of departments

Relevance of the positions in decision-making

Matrix structure

Chain of command

Centralization

Bureaucracy

To merge departments

To decentralize decision-making

To reduce number of employees

To remove middle layers of management, improving efficiency

Elimination of layers of management

Central control of all sectors of a company

A system of managing processes run by a company

Distribution of authority

Concentration of management and decision-making power at the top

Multilevel structure of a company

Spreading out of management power across different locations

Removal of excess management layers

Incident of fraud within the organisation

Introducing new layers in the company hierarchy

Amalgamation of power at a single point

Distribution of administrative functions or powers across various departments

Adding more layers to a business hierarchy

Centralising critical business functions

Withdrawal of an employee or department

Removal of excess layers within an organizational hierarchy