1. Jane Collings and Pete Watton Understanding the Organisation Session 5

2. Module Aims to support the learner in identifying and reviewing how organisations are structured and managed to facilitate exploration of the learners’ immediate and wider work context in order to promote professional developmentObjectives B By the end of this session you will be able to: describe a range of different organisational structures Reflect on the structure of your own organisation

3. Organisational structure Organisations need an internal structure for a variety of reasons including coordination of staff and tasks, efficiency, effectiveness and ease of communications

4. Theories of organisational structure are constantly emerging  Mintzberg.H (1983) wrote extensively and described structures as the ways organisations divides it labour into distinct tasks and achieves coordination.  Handy. C (1978) suggested that culture was created through organisation structure  Senge(1994) wrote that structure was an important aspect but often overlooked  Mabey, Salaman and Storey(2001) linked the importance of roles, relationships, human resource management and organisational structure Organisational Structures

5. Examples of structures - traditional Managing Director Marketing & Commercial Administration Financial Controller Operations & Projects Director Quality Manager Safety Manager Operations Manager Civil Engineering Operations Manager Electrical Site Supervisors Civil Engineering Civil Engineering & Enabling Teams Site Supervisors Electrical Installation Electrical Engineers & Service Teams Site Supervisors Civil Engineering Civil Engineering & Enabling Teams Site Supervisors Electrical Installation Electrical Engineers & Service Teams

6. Examples of structures - traditional Director Senior managers Tactical Support Operational Service Customer End-users

7. Example structure – matrix President R&DManufacturingMarketingHRFinanceProcurement Manager Product X Manager Product Y Manager Product Z

8. Emerging structures Head office - worldwide Offices for each country Offices for continents USA/Europe

9. Hub and spoke structure GM Membership Services Manager Finance and Commercial Manager Central Services Manager Student Activities Co- ordinator Community Volunteer Co-ordinator HR Administrator Marketing Co- ordinator PR & Events Co-ordinator Student Engagement Support Student Advisor Rep Development Co-ordinator Information Co-ordinator Sales Co-ordinator Shop Supervisor Retail Manager Shop Assistant Accounts Co-ordinator Venue Manager Duty Manager Finance Assistant

10.  What is the structure of your organisation?  How does this contribute to the effectiveness of the organisation ?  Record your thoughts in your Learning Journal  Use your Learning Journal

11. Mabey, C., Salaman, G., Storey, J., 2001 Organizational structuring and restructuring in Salam, G. Understanding Business Organizations. Routledge, London Mintzberg, M. (1983) Power in and around organizations. Prentice Hall United States Senge P 1994 The Fifth Discipline - the art and practice of the learning organisation London Century Business Handy, C. (1978) The Gods of Management. Oxford University Press, Oxford, England Images References

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