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प्रश्न
The differential between 'Functional and 'Divisional' structure of organising on the basis of the
following:
Formation
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उत्तर
| Basis | Functional Structure | Divisional Structure |
| Formation | On the basis of function | On the basis of product. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the type of 'organisational structure' which promotes efficiency in utilisation of manpower.
Name the type of organisational structure which promotes flexibility and initiative.
‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ decided to set-up its new truck manufacturing factory in the backward area of Bihar where very less job opportunities were available. People of that area welcomed this effort of ‘Panda Trucks 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.
‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ started earning huge profits. Another competiting company asked its production manager ‘Sanjay’ to investigate the reasons of earning huge profits by ‘Panda Trucks Ltd’. Sanjay found out that in both the companies there was systematic co-ordination among the various activities to achieve organizational goals. Every employee knew who was responsible and accountable to whom. The only difference was that in his
organization communication took place only through the scalar chain, whereas ‘Panda Trucks 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 organization which permits ‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ the flow of communication in all the directions.
b. State an advantage of the type of organization identified in (a) above.
c. State any two values which ‘Panda Trucks Ltd.’ wanted to communicate to the society.
State any three limitations of divisional structure of an organisation.
State any two disadvantages Informal Organisation.
A company manufacturing sewing machines set up in 1945 by the British promoters follows formal organisation culture in totality. It is facing lot of problems in delays in decision making. As the result it is not able to adapt to changing business environment. The work force is also not motivated since they cannot vent their grievances except through formal channels, which involve red tape. Employee turnover is high. Its market share is also declining due to changed circumstances and business environment. You are to advise the company with regard to change it should bring about in its organisation structure to overcome the problems faced by it. Give reasons in terms of benefits it will derive from the changes suggested by you.
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.
Grouping of activities on the basis of product lines is a part of ______.
A network of social relationship that arise spontaneously due to interaction at work is called :
Which of the following does not follow the scalar chain?
Which of the following points highlight the suitability of functional structure?
Which of the following are a few prominent advantages of a divisional structure?
______ is suitable for multi-product companies focusing on 'differentiated products'.
______ 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. |
Which type of organisational structures is the most suitable when the size of the organisation is large and is producing one line of product?
Which of the following is an advantage of functional structure :
Identify the type of organization structure depicted in the above diagram:
Why is an appropriate organisation structure essential?
