Management and Organizations

Introduction

Organisations are quite complex, and social systems that try to seek towards making the best use of employees consider it as a valuable resource, mainly in the globalised, dynamic, and competitive environment (Burnes 2009). They also possess different identities that are shaped and developed through the mix of how they select to create, market, and present the business in the world. They also possess the type of services offered and culture, which emerge as the result of it. Therefore, companies are arranged systematically in the framework, which tries to create the unified as, well as an organic body, which links with central business assets, people, intellectual property, and knowledge in designing, with the aim of attaining particular goals (Burnes 2009).

This report is based on the case of Charles, who is opening their project management company, and needs to be advised about the organisational structure, leadership styles, management functions, and perception of the company towards the UK current business environment. In the present globalisation world, business factors are changing, and this requires the company to bring changes in their operations and focus on innovation and customer satisfaction (French, Rayner, Rees and Rumbles 2008). Therefore, it’s important that the right organisation culture should be followed that befits the company in the long term, and supports in creating a healthy environment within the company, which benefits both employees and customers (Cole and Kelly 2011).

Task 1

A. Explain three different types of Organisational structure Highlighting advantages and the limitations of each, Choose 1 for Charles.

Below are three different organisational structures:

1.    Matrix organisational structure

In this organisations are designed for attaining particular outcomes through the help of specialists coming from various functional areas of the company.

Figure of Matrix organizational structure