Define 'Organising' as a function of management.

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According to Theo Haimman, 'Organising is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing authority relationships among them'.

How does organising lead to specialization?

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Organising leads to systematic allocation of work amongst the workforce. Repetitive performance of a particular task allows a worker to gain experience in that area and hence leads to specialisation.

How you would say that organising establishes clarity in working relations?

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The establishment of working relationships clarifies lines of communication and specifies who has to report to whom. In this way, organising establishes clarity in working relations.

Identify the type of suitable organisation structure for a large scale organisation having diversified activities requiring high degree of specialisation in operations.

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Functional Structure.

Akshay Ltd wants to enter software industry. For this, the promoters decides to lay emphasis on all activities and functions. Suggest an organisational structure.

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Functional Structure.

State one advantage of functional structure.

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It promotes control and coordination within a department.

Explain 
(i) Benefits of specialisation, and
(ii) Development of personnel, as importance of organising.

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With the help of a suitable example, explain the meaning of informal organisation.

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Why is it necessary to delegate authority? Give three reasons.

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With the help of a diagram, explain the meaning of functional structure and discuss some of its advantages.

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Distinguish between decentralisation and delegation on the basis of nature, control, scope and status.

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