Organisation and Behaviour
To: Teresa GREEN, CEO of SLB
From: Amelie ARRAS, business consultant
Date: 16th October 2012
Subject: issues and solutions within SLB
Introduction
The aim of the report is to analyse the current organisational structure and culture within southern bakeries limited (SLB) and give you recommendations about what could be improved. Indeed, you identify that changes should be applied to achieve the new business goal and enable the company to grow.
I will also explain how changes could impact on the business considering advantages and drawback of different structures and cultures available to you.
Culture and organisational structure within SLB:
First of all, a structure is the architecture which connects all aspects of the organisation’s activities for it to work as an entity, it is important that the structure and the purpose of the company are in tune in order to be successful. Sometimes, when the structure is inappropriate it can create lack of communication within the organisation which leads to the loss of focus. In an organisation, not only the structure is important but also the culture which plays a major role on how people work together as it is representative of the “way of life” of an organisation. Within your company, a functional structure is evident which reflect the power culture of the previous leadership. This structure in a good use lead to specialisation, roles are allocated to people who then known exactly what they have to do. Nevertheless, the disadvantages are as follow; lack of communication between different departments that could lead to a lack of focus; coordination may take too long, or even a reluctance to changes.
Myrtle gray, Human Resources and accounting, may have reluctances towards new SLB culture formed from an attachment to former organisation structure, indeed she had a strong relationship with the previous CEO who had a more bureaucratic and autocratic approach of how things need to be done,
From: Amelie ARRAS, business consultant
Date: 16th October 2012
Subject: issues and solutions within SLB
Introduction
The aim of the report is to analyse the current organisational structure and culture within southern bakeries limited (SLB) and give you recommendations about what could be improved. Indeed, you identify that changes should be applied to achieve the new business goal and enable the company to grow.
I will also explain how changes could impact on the business considering advantages and drawback of different structures and cultures available to you.
Culture and organisational structure within SLB:
First of all, a structure is the architecture which connects all aspects of the organisation’s activities for it to work as an entity, it is important that the structure and the purpose of the company are in tune in order to be successful. Sometimes, when the structure is inappropriate it can create lack of communication within the organisation which leads to the loss of focus. In an organisation, not only the structure is important but also the culture which plays a major role on how people work together as it is representative of the “way of life” of an organisation. Within your company, a functional structure is evident which reflect the power culture of the previous leadership. This structure in a good use lead to specialisation, roles are allocated to people who then known exactly what they have to do. Nevertheless, the disadvantages are as follow; lack of communication between different departments that could lead to a lack of focus; coordination may take too long, or even a reluctance to changes.
Myrtle gray, Human Resources and accounting, may have reluctances towards new SLB culture formed from an attachment to former organisation structure, indeed she had a strong relationship with the previous CEO who had a more bureaucratic and autocratic approach of how things need to be done,