Organizational Structure
The Organizational Structure of Bridgestone Corporation
Deanice Delamar
MGT/230
September 9, 2012
Professor Trammell
The Organizational Structure of Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone Corporation is a functional organizational, started in 1931in Japan by founder Shojiro Ishibashi, using an English translation of his surname for the name of the company.
As Japan 's automobile industry grew, The Bridgestone Group expanded its business to become Japan 's largest tire manufacturer. The company also actively expanded overseas, particularly in Asia. In 1988, the company acquired The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, a well respected global corporation with a venerable history of its own in America. This transformed Bridgestone into one of the world 's largest tire and rubber companies, and created a global team dedicated to serving customers worldwide with the highest level of quality, service, and technology.
Bridgestone Corporation is a flat divisional organization with geographic regions that only one CEO. Bridgestone has 143,124 employees and 16,019 non-consolidated employees; they have a board of directors which the CEO is a representative board member. They have plants in 25 countries worldwide. Bridgestone is dedicated to planning, manufacturing, sale, installation, lease, repair, and maintenance of the equipment and facilities related to tires, tubes for automobiles as well industrial general rubber products. Materials of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic fiber, synthetic resins, chemicals, ceramics, metals, liquefied gases, and those processed goods, materials for public works, and construction, marine structures, and machines for prevention of environmental pollution. Industrial machines, and equipment, such as machines and facilities for manufacturing rubber, synthetic fiber products and machines and facilities for metal processing,
Electric machines, and equipment: machines for communication, audio, visual devices, electric battery,
Deanice Delamar
MGT/230
September 9, 2012
Professor Trammell
The Organizational Structure of Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone Corporation is a functional organizational, started in 1931in Japan by founder Shojiro Ishibashi, using an English translation of his surname for the name of the company.
As Japan 's automobile industry grew, The Bridgestone Group expanded its business to become Japan 's largest tire manufacturer. The company also actively expanded overseas, particularly in Asia. In 1988, the company acquired The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, a well respected global corporation with a venerable history of its own in America. This transformed Bridgestone into one of the world 's largest tire and rubber companies, and created a global team dedicated to serving customers worldwide with the highest level of quality, service, and technology.
Bridgestone Corporation is a flat divisional organization with geographic regions that only one CEO. Bridgestone has 143,124 employees and 16,019 non-consolidated employees; they have a board of directors which the CEO is a representative board member. They have plants in 25 countries worldwide. Bridgestone is dedicated to planning, manufacturing, sale, installation, lease, repair, and maintenance of the equipment and facilities related to tires, tubes for automobiles as well industrial general rubber products. Materials of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, synthetic fiber, synthetic resins, chemicals, ceramics, metals, liquefied gases, and those processed goods, materials for public works, and construction, marine structures, and machines for prevention of environmental pollution. Industrial machines, and equipment, such as machines and facilities for manufacturing rubber, synthetic fiber products and machines and facilities for metal processing,
Electric machines, and equipment: machines for communication, audio, visual devices, electric battery,
References: www.practical-management.com www.bridgestone.com www.practical-management.com www.gcmotorcycles.com.au www.japaneseusedtires.com