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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
State the features of 'Formal Organisation'.
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Meaning
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Origin
The differential between 'Functional and 'Divisional' structure of organising on the basis of the
following:
Formation
A differential between 'Functional and 'Divisional' structure of organising on the basis of the following:
Specialisation
A differential between 'Functional and 'Divisional' structure of organising on the basis of the following:
Cost involved
State any two circumstances under which the functional structure will prove to be an appropriate choice.
How does informal organisation support the formal organisation?
A company X limited manufacturing cosmetics, which has enjoyed a pre-eminent position in business, has grown in size. Its business was very good till 1991. But after that, new liberalised environment has seen entry of many MNC’s in the sector. With the result the market share of X limited has declined. The company had followed a very centralized business model with Directors and divisional heads making even minor decisions. Before 1991 this business model had served the company very well as consumers had no choice. But now the company is under pressure to reform. What organisation structure changes should the company bring about in order to retain its market share? How will the changes suggested by you help the firm? Keep in mind that the sector in which the company is FMCG.
Explain the principle of Esprit de corps as advocated by Henry Fayol.
Write five features of an informal business organisation.
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 factors are of informal organisation that support the working of formal organization?
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. |
Which of the following is a disadvantage of divisional structure?
______ 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.
Which of the following is an advantage of functional structure :
| 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 the 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 a lack of coordination and was unable to achieve its objectives. |
- Identify and state the organisational structure adopted by the company.
- 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. |
- Identify and state the organisational structure adopted by the company.
- 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.
