Organisational Structure

1. Organisations can be broken down into 5 building blocks:

 Strategic Apex (Senior level of management)
 Middle line (Middle management)
 Operating core (the workers of the organisation)
 Support staff ( admin support, indirect services)
 Techno structure ( Analysts who plan and control the work of
others)
2. Five generic structures:
 Simple/Entrepreneurial Structure
Strategic apex ensures that the organisation serves its purpose in
an effective way, they make the strategic decisions, they relay this
ingo to the middle line who then delegate tasks to the operating
core(they perform the basic work related to producing goods or
services)
Fast and flexible
As the organisation grows, it might prove unreliable or insufficient
 Machine bureaucracy-mass production, government agencies
Bigger companies that employ more works and thus need
Support staff (accounting, info technology, HR) and techno
structures (design, training, rule-making, the org is following
proper legal rules and procedures)
Work is formulised, formality, routines and procedures
Centralised decision-making, tasks are distributed to different
department
Work is clearly defined
 Professional bureaucracy
Firms where each job is different, professional expertise is
required (e.g. law and accountancy firms)
The org is highly decentralised and rely on the individual to
control their workflow
 Divisional form- large corporation with different units and
product lines/brands- e.g. Phillips, Siemens
A central headquarters supports independent divisions
 Innovative orgs- new industries, companies that aspire to be
innovative leaders (filmmaking)
Hire and give power to experts
 De-centralised decision-making is key
Suitable for project-based industries
Constant need to innovate
Koremans
1. What is the structure
2. What departments are there
3. Is everyone on the same level within the departments
4. Who takes care of the legal stuff
5. Who provides the raw materials(lemon)
6. Who is in HR
7. What are the responsibilities of the different positions?
8. What is the role of the mother?
How wide or narrow is a job?- work specialisation
9. Who is the main supplier(if there is one)
10.How are the lemons produced?
11.What is the companys goal in regards to sustainability?
12.Which SDGs do they tackle?
13.Who is the most important stakeholder for the company?
14.What is the working environment? How do employees interact with
each other and with their bosses?
15.What keeps the employees motivated? Do they get any benefits?