Organization chart
The organization chart describes the positions of the particular individuals in the hospital. Additionally, this organization chart can be used to depict the tasks, relationships and the responsibilities of the various individuals in the hospital. This organization chart is a vertical chart in that it depicts the at the very top level, and the formal lines of authority have been used to depict the reducing seniority in the organization. In the organization chart above, the supervisor of nursing is below the director of nursing and is responsible for the actions of the head nurse and the staff nurses. The boards of directors are the topmost level of this organization chart.
Discuss why organizing is an important managerial function.
Organizing plays a vital role in any organization. One of the main function of organizing is that it allows the specialization of the various activities in the organization. According to Mason et al. (2006), organizing also enables the selection of the correct individuals into the correct jobs and in the various departments with a deep consideration of their expertise and qualifications. Another importance of organizing is that it allows for the clarity in authority. This means that when an organization is well organized, the status quo of all the managers is identified and thus there is a minimal clash in the roles played by the managers. This process of determining who has more powers in a company should be done carefully in any organization so as to avoid the overlap of authorities. Additionally the individuals who are a leadership position should be cautious so that they do not misuse the powers that they have on the other employees (Finkler & Kovner, 2013). Additionally, the process of organizing allows for the various coordination in the various departments. In the hospital, the organization function creates a clear-cut relationship among the staff members of the hospital. Due to the presence of the different relationships in the hospitals, then there should be different kinds of coordination’s. Organizing serves as a point of clarity in the different relationships. Furthermore, organizing ensures that there is an effective administration in any hospital or organization. Finally, organizing can serve as a platform for the growth and diversification of any organization. This means that the success of any company is dependent on the efficiency and smoothness that the company is organized. The different instances of coordination, the clarification between the different roles and the responsibilities to ensure that certain individuals stay to their roles is only possible if a particular structure is followed in an organization.
Discuss three fundamental organizational underpinnings—authority, chain of command, and span of management.
There are three major organizational underpinnings. These organizational underpinnings include authority, span of management and the chain of command. In the chain of command, this is how the information moves from one level of the management to the other level. According to Finkler et al. (2013), in most cases, the information flows from the top administration level to the lower administration level. The converse is also true in some cases. In terms of the authority issues, the individuals with the authority in most instances are the ones who make the major decisions in the company. Most of them are higher up the ladder in the chain of command. According to Reel and Abraham (2007), the span of management can be denoted as the time that a specific individual has had the responsibility to be in charge of any particular organization. The span of management normally takes a few years or it may be a lifetime job. The major decisions that the individual make during his/her span of management depicts the legacy that the individual will leave behind at the organization level. It is very difficult to manage these three underpinnings of management if one does not make consultations based on the views of other people.
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