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प्रश्न

Name the type of 'organisational structure' which promotes efficiency in utilisation of manpower.

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उत्तर

The organisational structure which promotes efficiency of manpower is ‘Functional Structure’.

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2015-2016 (March) Delhi Set 1

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'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


State the features of 'Formal Organisation'.


Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:

Authority


Define organization as a structure.


Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the following basis:

Behaviour


Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.


A company, which manufactures a popular brand of toys, has been enjoying good market reputation. It has a functional  organisational structure with separate departments for Production, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and  Research and Development. Lately to use its brand name and  also to cash on to new business opportunities it is thinking  to diversify into manufacture of new range of electronic toys  for which a new market is emerging. Which organisation  structure should be adopted in this situation? Give concrete  reasons with regard to benefits the company will derive from  the steps it should take.


Differentiate between the functional organization and divisional organization


Which structure of organisation is helpful in locating the inefficient employees?


Which of the following does not follow the scalar chain?


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


It refers to the number of subordinates that can be effectively managed by a superior:


Identify the type of organisational structure which facilitates occupational specialisation.


Which of the following is not a merit of functional structure?


Read the following text and answer the questions given below:

'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions. Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly :

Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.

Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.

Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.

Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.

Which type of organisation structure is discussed in the above case?


Which of the following is true regarding Organisational Structure :


Due to spread of COVID-19 pandemic, employees of almost all the companies were working online from their homes. In 2022 when most of the companies called them back to their office and started working offline, ‘Taty Software Ltd.’ still asked their employees to work from home. Because of this, employees of “Taty Software Ltd.” were feeling bored, hence for recreation they formed a cricket-club. They started meeting every Saturday and Sunday on a ground near their office building.
  1. Identify and state the type of organisation formed by the employees of 'taty Software Ltd.
  2. Also, state any two advantages and two limitations of the type of organisation identified in (i) above.

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.

Recession is an 'inherent constraint' in almost all manufacturing organisations.


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