Business Studies Class 12 Worksheet on Chapter- 5 Organising

1. State the next two steps in organising process after division or work and departmentalisation.

2. Define span of management.

3. State the elements of delegation. 

4. Can accountability be delegated?

5. Prepare a diagram for divisional structure.

6. Fill in the blanks:

1. ______ refers to the process which coordinates human efforts, assembles resources and integrates both into a unified whole to be utilised for achieving specified objectives.

2. ______ refers to the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.

3. _____ helps a manager to extend his area of operations as without it, his activities would be restricted to only what he himself can do.

4. “If we ____ work we multiply it by 2 but if we ____we multiply it by many.”

5. Out of three elements of delegation ____ flows downward from superior to subordinate but ____ and ____ flows upward.

7. Identify the type of organisation structure involved in the following lines:

1. It leads to occupational specialisation. 

2. It makes training of employees easier as the focus is only on a limited range of skills.

3. It helps in fixation of responsibility in cases of poor performance of the division and appropriate remedial action can be taken.

4. It may lead to inflexibility as people with same skills and knowledge base may develop a narrow perspective.

5. It may lead to increase in costs since there may be a duplication of activities across products.

6. It is suitable for a multiproduct company.

8. Identify the type of organisation involved in the following lines:

1. It is easier to fix responsibility in this type of organisation.

2. Unity of command is maintained.

3. In this type of organisation, there are no predetermined objectives.

4. This type of organisation is deliberately created by management. 

5. It places more emphasis on work than interpersonal relationships.

6. In this type of organisation, the standards of behaviour evolve from group norms.

9. Identify the point of importance of organising mentioned in each of the following lines:

1. Avoidance of duplication of work helps in preventing confusion and minimizing the wastage of resources and efforts.  

2. Delegation also develops in the subordinate the ability to deal effectively with challenges and helps them to realise their full potential.

3. Repetitive performance of a particular task allows a worker to gain experience in that area. 

4. It allows the organisation structure to be suitably modified and the revision of inter­relationships amongst managerial levels.

5. Organising provides a clear description of jobs and related duties. This helps to avoid confusion and duplication.

6. It helps in creating a hierarchical order thereby enabling the fixation of responsibility and specification of the extent of authority to be exercised by an individual.  

10. Differentiate between delegation and decentralisation on following basis:

1. Scope

2. Purpose 

3. Nature

4. Freedom