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A Differential Between 'Functional and 'Divisional' Structure of Organising on the Basis of the Following: Specialisation - Business Studies

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A differential between 'Functional and 'Divisional' structure of organising on the basis of the following:

Specialisation

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उत्तर

Basis Functional Structure Divisional Structure
Specialisation Brings in operational specialisation. Brings in product specialisation.
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2013-2014 (March) Foreign Set 2

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संबंधित प्रश्न

'Steelo Ltd.' decided to set-up its steel manufacturing factory in the backward area of Orissa where very less job opportunities were available. People of that area welcomed this effort of 'Steelo Ltd.' To attract people to work in its factory it also decided to provide many other facilities like school. hospital. market etc. in the factory premises. 'Steelo Ltd.' started earning huge profits. Another competing company asked its production manager 'Aslam' to investigate the reasons of earning huge profits by 'Steelo Ltd.' Aslam found that in both the companies there was systematic coordination among the various activities to achieve organisational goals. Every employee knew who was responsible and accountable to whom. The only difference was that in his organisation communication took place only through the scalar chain whereas 'Steelo Ltd.' was allowing flow of communication in all the directions as per the requirement which lead to faster spread of information as well as quick feedback.

a. Identify the type of organisation which permits 'Steelo Ltd.' the flow of communication in all the directions.
b. State another advantage of the type of organisation identified in (a) above.
c. State any two values which 'Steelo Ltd.' wanted to communicate to the society


Name the organizational structure which helps in increasing managerial and operational efficiency.


Differentiate between formal and informal organisations on the basis of origin


State any three limitations of divisional structure of an organisation.


'Himalaya Ltd', is engaged in manufacturing of washing machines. The target of the organisation is to manufacture 500 washing machines a day. There is an occupational specialisation in the organisation which promotes the efficiency of employees. There is no duplication of efforts in such type of organisation structure.

Identify the type of organisation structure described above


Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the following basis:

Behaviour


Neha runs a factory wherein she manufactures shoes. The business has been doing well and she intends to expand by  diversifying into leather bags as well as western formal wear  thereby making her company a complete provider of corporate  wear. This will enable her to market her business unit as the  one stop for working women. Which type of structure would  you recommend for her expanded organisation and why?


Which organisation structure does not have duplication of work?


Which of the following does not follow the scalar chain?


Span of management refers to ____________.


Grouping of activities on the basis of product lines is a part of ______.


Grouping of activities on the basis of functions is a part of ____________.


Rishabh has joined as a Creative Head in an entertainment company. He always ensures that the work has been divided into small and manageable activities and also the activities of similar nature are grouped together. Identify the related step in organising process being mentioned in the above lines.


Grouping of activities on the basis of product lines is a part of


______ ensures that the heads of separate business units in the organisation are responsible for profit or loss of their unit and have authority over it. 


Match the STRUCTURE in an organisation in Column I with the appropriate EXPLANATION in Column II.

  Column I   Column II
(1) Organisation Structure (i) Grouping activities on the basis of products
(2) Functional Structure (ii) Framework within which managerial and operating tasks are performed.
(3) Divisional structure (iii) Grouping of similar jobs and organizing them as separate departments.

Diligent developers, a website design company in Bangalore is a startup initiative of Mr. Maniraj which aims at achieving a profit margin of 10% in its first year. Mr. Maniraj appointed Mr. Advait as the Digital marketing Head, Mr. Kiyansh as the head of Backend department and Mr. Nirved headed the Graphics Designing Department. Since each head was specialised in specific skills, it resulted in increased efficiency and better coordination. However, problems arose when Mr. Advait started considering group objectives superior to organisational objectives and stopped exchanging information with Mr. Kiyansh and Mr. Nirved. The company had to bear the brunt of lack of coordination and was unable to achieve its objectives.
  1. Identify and state the organisational structure adopted by the company.
  2. State two benefits and two limitations of the identified structure highlighted in the above case.

______ organisations are formed spontaneously as a result of social interaction among employees in an organisation.


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