Study on Organizational Structure and Leadership Style of Biocon Limited
Study on Organizational structure and Leadership style of Biocon Limited
Contents
Introduction of Biocon 2 Introduction to Organisational structures 3 Introduction to Leadership styles 4 Article Reviews 5
Organizational Structure Literature 5 1. Innovations in Organizational structure 5 2. Exploring the relationship between organization structure and perceived innovation in the Manufacturing Sector in India 6 3. Organization Design 7
Leadership Literature 11 1. At the end of the road? On differences between women and men in leadership behaviour 11 2. An investigation of female and male constructs of leadership and empowerment 13 3. How women entrepreneur lead and why they manage that way Dorothy Perrin Moore, Jamie L. Moore, Jamie W. Moore (2011) 14 Discussion & Conclusion 16
Organisation Structure 16
Leadership Styles 18 References 19
Introduction of Biocon
Biocon is a Bengaluru based global pharmaceutical giant with products and research services. It was founded in the year 1978 by Ms. Kiran Mazumdar - Shaw. It manufactures generic API and biosimilar Insulins. It has two major subsidiaries namely, Syngene – a custom based research organization and Clinigene – a clinical research organisation. Its Research and development unit is in Bengaluru and API manufacturing unit is located in Hyderabad.
Introduction to Organisational structures
In the increasingly competitive markets today, where the companies are becoming larger and venturing into more and more business areas, the need of a proper organisation structure has gained even more importance. An organisational structure can be referred to as the framework of an organisation according to which it functions so that it can operate in a systematic and efficient manner.
Functional
In this type, the organisation is divided based on the functions of the employees. Major divisions in a typical functional organisation structure are Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations. These divisions make it
Contents
Introduction of Biocon 2 Introduction to Organisational structures 3 Introduction to Leadership styles 4 Article Reviews 5
Organizational Structure Literature 5 1. Innovations in Organizational structure 5 2. Exploring the relationship between organization structure and perceived innovation in the Manufacturing Sector in India 6 3. Organization Design 7
Leadership Literature 11 1. At the end of the road? On differences between women and men in leadership behaviour 11 2. An investigation of female and male constructs of leadership and empowerment 13 3. How women entrepreneur lead and why they manage that way Dorothy Perrin Moore, Jamie L. Moore, Jamie W. Moore (2011) 14 Discussion & Conclusion 16
Organisation Structure 16
Leadership Styles 18 References 19
Introduction of Biocon
Biocon is a Bengaluru based global pharmaceutical giant with products and research services. It was founded in the year 1978 by Ms. Kiran Mazumdar - Shaw. It manufactures generic API and biosimilar Insulins. It has two major subsidiaries namely, Syngene – a custom based research organization and Clinigene – a clinical research organisation. Its Research and development unit is in Bengaluru and API manufacturing unit is located in Hyderabad.
Introduction to Organisational structures
In the increasingly competitive markets today, where the companies are becoming larger and venturing into more and more business areas, the need of a proper organisation structure has gained even more importance. An organisational structure can be referred to as the framework of an organisation according to which it functions so that it can operate in a systematic and efficient manner.
Functional
In this type, the organisation is divided based on the functions of the employees. Major divisions in a typical functional organisation structure are Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations. These divisions make it
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