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

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

Meaning

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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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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Name the organizational structure which helps in increasing managerial and operational efficiency.


State any two advantages of Formal Organisation


State any two disadvantage functional structure of an organisation


State any two disadvantages Informal Organisation.


Define organization as a structure.


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

Formation


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.


Write a short note on: Formal organisation.


Write five features of an informal business organisation.


A tall structure has a ____________.


Grouping of activities on the basis of product lines is a part of ______.


As the span of management increases in an organisation, the number of levels of management in the organisation:


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


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


______ is suitable for companies who focuses on operational specialization.


Which type of organisational structures is the most suitable for those business enterprises where a large variety of products are manufactured?


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


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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