An organizational structure consists of activities like task allocation, coordination, and supervision that are directed towards achieving organizational goals. The document then describes six common organizational structure types and provides details about each: pre-bureaucratic, bureaucratic, post-bureaucratic, functional, divisional, and matrix. It also outlines the basic activities in strategy implementation and factors that support it, as well as causes of failure and five key steps to effective strategy implementation.
An organizational structure consists of activities like task allocation, coordination, and supervision that are directed towards achieving organizational goals. The document then describes six common organizational structure types and provides details about each: pre-bureaucratic, bureaucratic, post-bureaucratic, functional, divisional, and matrix. It also outlines the basic activities in strategy implementation and factors that support it, as well as causes of failure and five key steps to effective strategy implementation.
An organizational structure consists of activities like task allocation, coordination, and supervision that are directed towards achieving organizational goals. The document then describes six common organizational structure types and provides details about each: pre-bureaucratic, bureaucratic, post-bureaucratic, functional, divisional, and matrix. It also outlines the basic activities in strategy implementation and factors that support it, as well as causes of failure and five key steps to effective strategy implementation.
An organizational structure consists of activities like task allocation, coordination, and supervision that are directed towards achieving organizational goals. The document then describes six common organizational structure types and provides details about each: pre-bureaucratic, bureaucratic, post-bureaucratic, functional, divisional, and matrix. It also outlines the basic activities in strategy implementation and factors that support it, as well as causes of failure and five key steps to effective strategy implementation.
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ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
An organizational structure consists of activities such as task
allocation, coordination and supervision, which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims. An organizational structure is a system that outlines how certain activities are directed in order to achieve the goals of an organization. These activities can include rules, roles, and responsibilities. The organizational structure also determines how information flows between levels within the company.
organizations and is best used to solve simple tasks. The structure is totally centralized. The strategic leader makes all key decisions and most communication is done by one on one conversations. It is particularly useful for new business as it enables the founder to control growth and development. Bureaucratic structures
Bureaucratic structures have a certain level of equality.
They are better suited for more complex or larger scale organizations.
It is very much complex and useful for hierarchical
structures organization. Post-bureaucratic Structures This structures have a strict chain of command, with the flexibility of using more modern management techniques.
One example is the use of Total Quality Management plan..
Functional Sstructure
A functional organization is suitable as a producer of the same
goods and services at large volume and low cost.
The organization is managed according to allocation of authority to
different functional areas; e.g. the chain of command may include a CEO, followed by functional managers for the sales, marketing and production department, followed by their subordinates. Divisional structures functional areas are divided in different divisions. In such a structure, each division has its own resources for independent functioning. Matrix Structure
The matrix structure groups employees by both function and
product. This structure can combine the best of both separate structures. A matrix organization often uses teams of employees to accomplish work, in order to take advantage of the strengths, as well as make up for the weaknesses, of functional. Matrix structure is amongst the purest of organizational structures. In such a structure a project manager may have very little authority. Strategic implementation • Strategic implementation is a process that puts plans and strategies into action to reach desired goals. • It refers to execution of the plans and strategies The basic activities in strategy implementation
• Establishment of annual objectives
• Formulation of policies for execution of strategies • Allocation of resources • Actual performance of tasks and activities • Leading and controlling the performance of activities or plans in various levels of the organization FACTORS THAT SUPPORT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION • People • Resources • Systems • Culture • Structure • Skills WHAT CAUSES FAILURE OF STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION • The employees and managers do not fully understand the strategy. • The strategy is disconnected from with vital aspects of the business such as budgeting and employee reward and incentive. • The strategy is paid little attention by management. STEPS IN STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION • Step #1: Evaluation and communication of the Strategic Plan • Step #2: Development of an implementation structure • Step #3: Development of implementation-support policies and programs • Step #4: Budgeting and allocation of resources • Step #5: Discharge of functions and activities Evaluation and communication of the Strategic Plan • There is a need to evaluate the plan, especially with respect to the proposal, budgets and performance. • There are several sub-steps to be undertaken in this step. • Align the strategies with the organizational goal. • Financial assessments • Communicate and clarify the goals, objectives and strategies to all members of the organization. Development of an implementation structure • In this step we Create a structure, that will serve as a guide for the implementation of strategies. • Establish Coordination among several departments of organization. • Formulate the work plans • Determine the managerial tasks and responsibilities • Determine the operational tasks and responsibilities • Evaluate the current staffing structure • Communicate the details to the members of the organization. Development of implementation- support policies and programs • These are policies and programs that will be employed in help of implementation. • Establish a performance tracking and monitoring system. • Establish a performance management system • Establish an information and feedback system Budgeting and allocation of resources • Allocate the resources to the various departments. • Disburse the necessary resources to the departments, and make sure everything is properly and accurately documented. • Maintain a system of checks and balances to monitor. Discharge of functions and activities • It is time to operationalize the plans and put the strategies into action. • Nonstop commitment of workers by providing trainings. • force the appropriate control measures in the performance of the tasks. • Evaluate performance at every level and identify performance gaps. Operational plans to Implement Strategy
• The Operational Plan is a basic tool that convey the
day-to-day activities of organizational staff. • All staff should be aware of the being of the operational plan, what its purpose is and why it is important to them. • The implementation of the Operational Plan requires management to regularly monitor achievement and exert control to reduce any variance from the plan. Cont.. • Clear objectives. • Activities to be delivered. • Quality standards. • Key targets and key performance indicators. • Risk management plan. • Staffing and resource (including budget) requirements. • Implementation timetables. • A process for monitoring progress. Functional plan to implement strategy • Functional plan help managers to focusing company’s major functional area of activities. • Production • Marketing • financial management • risk management • research and development