a) The organizational structure of Bit o’ Fizz is a functional structure that consists of each employees interacting with those in their department. The company’s president, R. Simpson believes that the only time employees need to interact with each other is during formal meetings. The organizational structure is appropriate for this firm because each position has a specific task they need to fulfill. Using a functional structure keeps a company organized by having skills focussed on specific problems. It’s important for each subunit to focus on their task and when there’s a problem, they know earthly who to report it to.
b) The problem with Bit o’ Fizz’s organization