Beijing Eaps Consulting Inc Case Summary
Case report: BEIJING EAPS CONSULTING INC.
Q1. What is the organizational structure of Beijing EAPS Consulting (BEC) before 2006? And, what are the advantages and the disadvantages regarding this structure?
Before 2006, Beijing EAPS Consulting Company’s structure was established by organic and informal structure. Organic structure is a network and emphasis horizontal specialization, extensive use of personal coordination, and wide communication among members with loose rules, policies, and procedures. Informal groups provide a social environment for staffs, who share understanding, attitudes and values that can strengthen their commitment to their work.
The Beijing EAPS Consulting company structure’s advantages are: * Strong relationships …show more content…
Most of employees graduated same university. * Members conform to its norms, and use penalties and sanctions to punish those who deviate from these norms. * Lack of human resources: All six members work as a team on each project, that's why other projects may be delayed.
2. What is the organizational structure of BEC since 2006? And, what are, in theory, the advantages and the disadvantages of this new structure?
Since 2006, Beijing EAPS Consulting company structure changed to mechanistic and formal structure. Mechanistic structure is primarily hierarchical, with an emphasis on specialization and control and vertical communication with heavy reliance on rules, policies, and procedures.
Advantages:
* Creating new departments including two project departments which would reduce too many scheduling conflicts. * Company recruit more professional employees. Each department has experts. * Its design specifies how goals are subdivided and reflected in subdivisions of the organization. * Employees focus on their specialized fields and more get into the certain work
Q1. What is the organizational structure of Beijing EAPS Consulting (BEC) before 2006? And, what are the advantages and the disadvantages regarding this structure?
Before 2006, Beijing EAPS Consulting Company’s structure was established by organic and informal structure. Organic structure is a network and emphasis horizontal specialization, extensive use of personal coordination, and wide communication among members with loose rules, policies, and procedures. Informal groups provide a social environment for staffs, who share understanding, attitudes and values that can strengthen their commitment to their work.
The Beijing EAPS Consulting company structure’s advantages are: * Strong relationships …show more content…
Most of employees graduated same university. * Members conform to its norms, and use penalties and sanctions to punish those who deviate from these norms. * Lack of human resources: All six members work as a team on each project, that's why other projects may be delayed.
2. What is the organizational structure of BEC since 2006? And, what are, in theory, the advantages and the disadvantages of this new structure?
Since 2006, Beijing EAPS Consulting company structure changed to mechanistic and formal structure. Mechanistic structure is primarily hierarchical, with an emphasis on specialization and control and vertical communication with heavy reliance on rules, policies, and procedures.
Advantages:
* Creating new departments including two project departments which would reduce too many scheduling conflicts. * Company recruit more professional employees. Each department has experts. * Its design specifies how goals are subdivided and reflected in subdivisions of the organization. * Employees focus on their specialized fields and more get into the certain work