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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
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उत्तर
a. ‘Informal Organisation’ allows communication to flow in all directions.
b. Another advantage of informal organisation is that it allows employees to feel sociable, interactive and competitive. This results in better employee engagement and work culture. All these factors result in better productivity for the organisation by the employees.
c. ‘Steelo Ltd.’ wanted to communicate following two values of the organisation:
i. Socially responsible corporation
ii. Employee-centric organisation
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between formal and informal organisations on the basis of authority
State any three limitations of divisional structure of an organisation.
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Origin
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Nature
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.
Which organisation structure is based on rules and procedures?
Which of the following is not the disadvantage of the formal organisation?
A network of social relationships that arises spontaneously due to interaction at work is called:
Grouping of activities on the basis of functions is a part of ____________.
Which of the following is not a merit of divisional structure?
Which of the following are a few prominent advantages of a divisional structure?
Which of the following gives shape to the organisation structure?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of divisional 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.
Why do you think the profit is increasing as given in Situation 3?
Which of the following is true regarding Organisational Structure :
Recession is an 'inherent constraint' in almost all manufacturing organisations.
______ organisations are formed spontaneously as a result of social interaction among employees in an organisation.
What is span of management?
