Question

Organising involves a series of steps that need to be taken in order to achieve the desired goal.

Identify the correct sequence of steps of organising function of management from the following :

• A. Departmentalisation, Identification and Division of work, Assignment of duties, Establishing reporting relationships.
• B. Departmentalisation, Assignment of duties, Identification and Division of work, Establishing reporting relationships.
• C. Identification and Division of work, Departmentalisation, Assignment of duties, Establishing reporting relationships.
• D. Identification and Division of work, Departmentalisation, Establishing reporting relationships, Assignment of duties.

Hint:

First divide the work, then group it into departments, then assign duties, and last set reporting relationships.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Recall the organising process:
Organising is done in a fixed order of steps. Each step depends on the one before it.

Step 2: Write the steps in order:
1. Identification and division of work: first the total work is found and divided into small tasks.
2. Departmentalisation: the related tasks are grouped into departments or sections.
3. Assignment of duties: each person is given a job that suits his skills.
4. Establishing reporting relationships: finally it is fixed who reports to whom, so authority and responsibility are clear.

Step 3: Check the options:
(A) starts with departmentalisation before the work is divided, so it is wrong.
(B) also starts with departmentalisation and puts assignment of duties second, so it is wrong.
(C) has the right order: division of work, departmentalisation, assignment of duties, reporting relationships.
(D) swaps the last two steps. Reporting relationships can be fixed only after duties are assigned, so it is wrong.

Final Answer:
The correct sequence is given in option (C).