Essay Title: “The Importance and Elements of Organisational Structure” By Peter Kambona: pkambona@gmail.com Date: 18 February 2013 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Importance of good organisation structure 3 2.1 Accountability 3 2.2 Revenue Growth 4 2.3 Product Development 4 3.0 Main Elements of Organisation Structure 4 3.1 Designing jobs 4 3.2 Creating a Hierarchy 5 3.3 Span of Control 5 3.4 Forming departments and work units 6 3.5 Coordinating
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Mintzbergs Model on Organisational Structures The Five Parts This note summarises the key features of Henri Mintzbergs theory on the structuring of organisations‚ which he presented in his book The Structuring of Organisations and Structure in 5 ’s: Designing Effective Organizations in the early 1980s. According to Mintzberg organisations are formed of five main parts: Operating core Those who perform the basic work related directly to the production of products and services Strategic apex
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A matrix structure is superior to a functional and a divisional structure. Please‚ comment on this statement. In your answer‚ pay special attention to advantages and disadvantages of each structure and discuss them systematically. "If the body be feeble‚ the mind will not be strong" (Thomas Jefferson‚ 1786). If the foundation something is built upon is weak‚ the whole object will be adversely affected. Likewise‚ in an abstract manner‚ it is with any kind of model or structure. Looking at it from
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Organizational Structure-One Smooth Stone Do you think One Smooth Stone is organized by function‚ product‚ location‚ or customer? Why? I think that is organized by products and customers because they want their clients to be successfully from their product and they don’t want to their clients to waste their money on a product that didn’t sale. One Smooth Stone is an entrepreneurial start-up that hosts and manages customized meetings and events for its corporate clients. The video shows how the
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& Linda‚ 2009). The chapter discusses about organization structure‚ teamwork‚ and communication. Organization structure is the form of an organization that is evident in the way divisions‚ departments‚ functions‚ and people link together and interact. Organization structure reveals vertical operational responsibilities‚ and horizontal linkages‚ and may be represented by an organization chart. The complexity of an organization’s structure is often proportional to its size and its geographic dispersal
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types of culture‚ structure and management styles. The following charts represent two different companies Figure 1: Chelsea Football Club Ltd. [pic] Figure2: Atlas Converting Ltd. [pic] Organisational Structure & Culture Due to the differentials in nature and type of these organisations‚ their goals and objectives and even the behaviour of the people that work within them will vary the structure‚ culture‚ management
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Organizational Structure and Culture NUR/492 September 30‚ 2013 Organizational Structure and Culture Without structure‚ there will be chaos. Any business‚ no matter how big or small‚ requires structure. There are seven key influences that have a role in developing an organizational structure. They are history‚ primary function and technology‚ goals and objectives‚ size‚ location‚ management and staffing‚ and the environment (Coyle‚ 2009). Types of Organizational Structures There are two
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and contrast organisational structures of both companies. Type of organisational structure and purpose of Tesco and Oxfam Part A Tesco organisational structure is hierarchical. A hierarchical structure has many levels. Each level is controlled by one person. Hierarchical companies tend to be a very big company just like Tesco is. In a hierarchical instructions are generally passed down from one person to another until it gets to the bottom of the hierarchical structure. If there was a problem in
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concept "Matrix-Organisation" exists. Nevertheless some general principles can be found: -While in the conventional organisation forms just one criterion is selected and used for the structure on a certain level‚ it is typical for the matrix organisation that simultaneously and with equal rights two or more structure features are taken into consideration. -Thereby emerges a "mixed organisation form"‚ which also contains a horizontal responsibility as an addition to the vertical hierarchy. Under the
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Organizational Structure and Culture Nur/492 March 11‚ 2013 Organizational Structure and Culture Organizational structure is described as the establishment of authority and the arrangement of the work group. Classical theorists developed the concept of departmentalization as a means to maintain command‚ reinforce authority‚ and provide a formal system for communication (Sullivan & Decker‚ 2009). The design of an organizational structure can be vertical or horizontal. Work is subsequently
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