Organisational structure
What Organisational structure means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The way a business arranges its employees, roles and reporting lines so work is coordinated and controlled.
The way a business arranges roles, authority and reporting lines.
The way a business arranges roles, authority and communication.
Topics that use Organisational structure
- Organisational structures (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Appropriateness
- Authority and accountability
- Centralisation
- Chain of Command
- Communication and decision-making
- Cost and delegation
- Delayering
- Delegation
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