Organisational Structures All businesses need some type of structure to work productively. Firms need specific job roles for the staff to make sure they know what they are doing and do not get in each other’s way The number of groups and how they are organised often varies according to size and main activities

Hierarchical Structures Some organisations have many levels of staff There may be a managing director at the top, then various levels of managers and supervisors, down to staff at the bottom. You might find this type of structure in a large retail or manufacturing business

Supermarket Structure Challenge Activity – Open Activity Sheet 2 from Learn Coombe Dean. Drag and drop the job roles into the correct layer in the supermarket hierarchy

Continued… Chief Executive Director Area Manager Store Manager Team Leader Checkout Operator

Activity Activity – Go on to www.mcconstruction.co.uk In your workbooks answer the following questions How many sectors do they work in? Select 1 sector. How many projects do they have in that sector? Select a case study for one of the projects. List 3 job roles needed to carryout the project. What other departments will the MC Construction need?

Matrix Structures Popular for companies and consultancies that bid to do “one off” projects, such as civil engineering companies like MC Construction. When a contract is won, a project team is set up, headed by a leader. When the project ends, the team breaks up and the members are assigned to another task

MC Construction – Matrix Structure Finance Manager Marketing Manager HR Manager Head of Whitworth Art Gallery Project Head of Muslim Prayer Rooms Project Head of Etchells Primary Project

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