Organisational design and structure

Week 3

Organisational design and structure

Every organization must have structures which help the organization run fluent. A structure means laying upon laying. At the top of the structure, there are a few chiefs and managers which lead more employees. A structure is very important for an organization. As for the division of work, when we need to divide the work in an organization, how to design different type of work to suitable employees? We should divide by function, product or service, location and customer.

For example, a global organization wants to build up their brand in the other countries. They can choose or hire some local employees to design the marketing of the company’s transnational business. It is because they understand the local culture. They can set up a more suitable business plan. Starbucks is a good example. Some stores of Starbucks’s style like a Chinese restaurant. This idea is designed by a group of Starbucks Chinese staffs.

 

Moreover, almost of an organization’s structures would be centralization or decentralization. There are different management skills, which suit for different situation. Centralization is easier management control and possibly a reduction in overhead costs. Decentralization can enable better decision making because the people closest to the customer and the market can make the decisions and they know their customers needs.

Lastly, Span of control and chain of command which are two main types of an organization structure. Those two structures also have some benefit and drawback. Span of control is suitable for an organization which aim having a good relationship and communication between subordinates and managers. Chain of command is for an organization which aims to run fast and smoothly. 

An organisation

Nowadays, there are lots of different type organizations everywhere, such as sole trader, partnership, charity and public limited company. It is a trend which is more efficiency to do almost businesses in this community of the World. Every organization has some common features. Let’s talk about these features.

Firstly, all organizations are more than a man. It’s because an organization means some of people work as a team. These each teammate is having different strength. Team is a powerful. Two heads are better than one head. When a team faces a problem or discuss a project, they can give a lot of ideas which are all rounded and suitable. That’s why so many organizations appear nowadays.

Secondly, they are all fighting for the same goals in an organization. Every organizations have been created because of they have the same goals. For example, the aims of a charity are helping people. They run the organization to let more people can be helped.

Moreover, an organization has structure and management. A structure can let the organizing work be developed and people’s efforts are directed to achieve the objectives.

As management, which is controlling the limited resources of the organization to be the maximum efficiency, can direct, control and co-ordinate. It is because management is going to understand each part of the organization and distribute suitable works for them. More specifically, the management department is basic on the abilities and the personality of every single employee to distribute works and positions for them. Management also has some basic functions. Deciding what needs to happen in the future and generating plans for action. Management also need job analysis, recruitment and hiring for appropriate jobs. Determining what must be done in a situation and getting people to do it.