Reference no: EM133948622
Assignment:
Company A owns the whole building to the right. It is involved in financial services. It employs hundreds of people all working in different departments on different floors. When you walk in the main entrance you are greeted at reception and then you take the elevator to any of the different floors, where you can witness a range of activities going on.
Below is one of the new floors they have just renovated, which it shall move a department to soon
Below on the left is the first floor which is the main customer service centre, while on the right it shows the accounts department, which is located on the 13th floor.
Right at the top is the office of the CEO of the company who occupies this office space
Company B
Is a small start up company. They are a graphic design company and they rent the first floor of the building below. The CEO of the company has created an open office plan, where she works alongside her other 3 employees on a daily basis.
Part 1.
1- List the types of departments you would expect to see in company A.
2- List the types of departments you would expect to see in company B.
3- How often would you expect to see your direct supervisor and your CEO in company A?
4- How often would you expect to see your direct supervisor and your CEO in company A?
5- How would employee relationships differ between the companies. Describe the relationships you would expect to have with all employees in the company.
6- Which company would you expect to have better communication?
7- Which company would expect would have a quick decision process?
8- Which company would expect to have greater level expertise in all areas of business?
9- Which company would be able to respond to customer requests and change more quickly?
10- In which company would it be easier to be an inefficient worker?
11- Which company would you prefer to work in and why?
12- If you were ambitious and wished to build a career for yourself, which company would be more attractive to you and why?
Part 2
Open google
1- Search for "types of departmentalisation"
2- Select the second link
3- What are the different types of departmentalisation
4- Think of a example of a company that operates each type of departmentalisation
Using google again
5- Find out what is a "matrix organization"
6- What are advantages and disadvantages of a matrix organisation (hint use the Wikipedia link)
Extension
1- Define "span of control"
2- What are the pros and cons of a wide span of control?
3- What are the pros and cons of a narrow span of control?
4- Which type of would you like to work under? Why?
5- If you were a manager which one would you prefer to have? Why?