Write 3 pages thesis on the topic organizing function. In this the firm has to handle five areas namely, division of labour, departmentalization, establishing span of control and delegation, (Boone 20

Write 3 pages thesis on the topic organizing function. In this the firm has to handle five areas namely, division of labour, departmentalization, establishing span of control and delegation, (Boone 2005).

Within division of labour else called work specialization, the manager tries to match the work demands with the skills, knowledge and experience of the employee. Division of labour is more effective when the most qualified employer by means of skill level and experience is assigned a given task. The more compatible a worker is to the work process requirements, the greater the extent of possible specialization.

In departmentalization, the manager seeks to group employees or jobs into manageable entities. This can be done in five ways, (Plunkett et al (2005). Functional departmentalization is done according to the nature of activities in the department. Product departmentalization brings together all the functions necessary for successful production and distribution of a particular product. Process departmentalization is based on the cycles that a product goes through. The cycles determine the department. Geographical departmentalization uses zones to create a department e.g.