WheelsEMI P Ltd

Name: Akshay Subramanian K

Registration Number: 2212707
Programme: Bcom International Finance
 Chapter 2
ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE
Meaning of Organizational Structure
A high school volunteer club is one example of an organization that exists to assist those in
need. To offer kids a voice at school, other groups, such as a student council, exist.
Organizations in business are there to make money. They structure their workforce in some
way to accomplish their objectives.
Organizational structures are used by businesses to reduce job expectations and
misunderstandings. They can more easily coordinate their efforts thanks to an organizational
structure that makes it apparent who is in charge of what responsibilities.
It is defined as the framework within which managerial & operating tasks/activities are
performed. It represents the relationships between work and the people in an organization. A
system that outlines how certain activities are directed to achieve an organization’s goals.
Each organization has its organizational structure and it is a must for all companies to follow
this structure to meet their goals.
There are different types of organizational structures and they are explained in detail in the
next part.

Types of Organizational Structure

The four major types of organizational structures are:
 Line structure
 Line and staff structure
 Matrix structure
 Team structure

Line structure:
In a line organization, authority originates at the top and moves downward in a line. All
managers perform functions that contribute directly to company profits. Examples of line
functions include production managers, sales representatives, and marketing managers. It is
represented in the diagram below.
Line and staff structure:
In mid-sized and large companies, line managers cannot perform all of the activities they
need to perform to run their departments. In these companies, other employees are hired to
help line managers do their jobs. These employees perform staff functions.
Staff functions advise and support line functions. Staff departments include the legal
department, the human resources department, and the public relations department. These
departments help the line departments do their jobs. They contribute only indirectly to
corporate profits. Staff people are generally specialists in one field, and their authority is
normally limited to making recommendations to line managers.

Matrix structure:
Employees from many departments can temporarily collaborate on project teams thanks to a
matrix framework. Through the formation of a team of individuals who focus only on a
project, this type of organization enables businesses to swiftly respond to client needs. The
team members may rejoin
a different project team or
go back to their respective
departments after
finishing the project.
Companies frequently
employ the matrix
structure while working
on very big projects. For
instance, Boeing
frequently places workers
on project teams it forms
to build new airplanes.
The matrix structure is
also widely used by big
high-tech companies.
Team structure:
Many companies have abandoned the line and staff approach to organizational structure in favor of
the team approach. A team structure brings together individuals with various abilities to accomplish a
certain goal. Team structures are being used by more and more businesses. They think that this
structure will make it possible for them to better address consumer demands than the current structure.
Comparing the team structure to the conventional organizational structure is quite difficult. Each level
of management in the conventional organization has a team that reports to a higher level of
management. Senior managers in this type of organization are not required to concur with
choices made by lower-level managers.
Teams, however, are given the freedom to decide for themselves. Because the team structure
is more focused on completing a project than on carrying out a specific task, employees
frequently like it.
IBM is one business that has employed teams well. The business started using self-directed
management teams in 1990, organizing them around client demands. Each team makes an
effort to identify the needs of the client and create solutions to satisfy those demands. The
strategy enables the business to react swiftly in marketplaces with fierce competition.
Flat vs Tall structure:
A flat structure is an organization that has a small number of levels and a broad span of
management at each level. This calls for a good deal of delegation on the part of the manager.
Employees have more power within the company
. A tall structure is an organization that has many levels with small spans of management. In
this case, power is centralized on the top levels and there is more employee control.
Some advantages of a flat structure include greater job satisfaction, more delegation, and
increased communication between levels of management. Some advantages of a tall structure
are greater control and better performance.

The organizational structure of the company

I visited the company earlier this week and had a very productive session with Mr. Ratheesh
Bharathan, who is the Co-founder and the Executive Vice President of the company. He
explained in depth to me with maximum disclosure that was possible from his side about the
blueprint of how the company works and of the structure that withholds the company.
 MD

CEO

Sales & Collection &

Trading HR Finance Credit Operations IT
Marketing Recollection

Each division is further classified into 3 or 4 sub-divisions representing each of the functions
of that department. For example, if we take the HR department of the company it is further
classified into which are Recruitment and HR operations.
The recruitment department deals with the selection of the onboard candidates through its
selection process and it also deals with the matters pertaining to new interns and apprentices.
Whereas, the HR Operations team is in charge of several operational duties that keep the
company functioning. Payroll administration, employee data input, and upkeep are some of
these duties.

The IT department or any other department mentioned in the above chart can be further
classified by using functional department classification. The functional departmental
classification of a single department is presented down below:
 Level 0 DH

IT 1 Level 1 IT 2 IT 3

TL TL Level 2 TL TL Digital TL 1 Digitial TL 2

Officers Level 3Officers

Officers Officers

Level 4
Other staffs(temporary
workers)
O/S Agency
(BPO)

I had asked Ratheesh Bharathan sir about what their structure would be called and he
jokingly asked me to find it out by myself and he drew a rough figure to show me the
structure. The image is shared below:

(Some of the content

have been blurred to respect the company’s confidentiality)

After the session with him and research for this particular chapter in our organizational study
chapter, I have understood and believe that the company follows a Line & Staff Structure.

Key Personnel
Karunakaran Vadakkepat
Co-Founder &
Joint Managing Director

Srinivas Kantheti
Co-Founder &
Managing Director

Ratheesh Bharathan
Co-Founder &
Exec. Vice President

C V Aditya
CBO

C V N Murthy
COO
Koustubh Shaha
President and CFO

Ashish Rane
Group CTO