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The Differential Between 'Functional and 'Divisional' Structure of Organising on the Basis of the Following: Meaning

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

Meaning

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उत्तर

Basis Functional Structure Divisional Structure
Meaning Activities of a similar nature are grouped together in departments and all
departments in turn report to a head.
An organisational structure
wherein various diversified
business activities of an
organisation are grouped in
different divisions.
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State the features of 'Formal Organisation'.


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Origin


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Cost involved


Which of the following is not the disadvantage of the formal organisation?


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


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Uranus Limited is a company dealing in metal products. The work is mainly divided into functions including production, purchase, marketing, accounts and personnel. Identify the type of organisational structure followed by the organisation.


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


Which of the following points highlight the suitability of functional structure?


Which of the following are a few prominent advantages of a divisional structure?


What are the benefits of divisional structure?


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  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.

Which type of organisational structure is the most suitable when the size of the organisation is large and is producing one line of product?


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Identify the type of organization structure depicted in the above diagram:


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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.

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.

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