Organization structure & design

The topic in week 2 is about organization structure . However , I search and wrote some information about this topic in last post . So , I will focus on the detail of organization structure and organization design in this post .
In recent years, matrix organization had become the main organization in the world . For example , One of most famous company in the world -- Citibank -- is matrix organization . Also , the organization of Citibank could be defined as committee organization . Further more , A chart had shown below .

In addition , there is another more detailed chart .

For example , the CEO (chief executive officer ) of Citigroup is Michael Corbat . However , this organization has other two main managers - Jamie Forese & Manuel Medina Mora . They have responsibility in the different part . Jamie is responsible for each institutional business . And Manuel  focus on the oversea global customer . In more detail parts , there are also have managers to cooperation. Moreover , other managers also have opportunities to giving the idea and opinion to them . The CEO of Citigroup claim that is a good way to develop the organization .

By contrast , the organization of Apple during the time of Steve Jobs is different with the Citigroup . Apple was very focus on Steve Jobs as the leader and he would make all of decisions in apple and most of ideas came from him . Some people had a con to Steve Jobs organization structure is that the company often encounters the bottleneck situations of having ideas that are sources only from the leader and what ever Steve Jobs tends to have a habits of only focusing on one product at a time too much that the disregards the other products .

Another things I want talk about is organization design and culture .
In terms of the organization design and culture ,  every organizations have their own style and culture. Nowadays , many international organizations' culture are more humanity . For example , Pixar A himation Studios which is my most favorite company in the world has a special culture and style .

There are many interesting leisure area , such as pool room , game area and football field . Moreover ,  it also has some facilities for relax , such as spa room. Further more , the organization provide many delicious food that from different countries to employees . There have many positive influences . Initially , that could increase the motivation of employees . In addition ,  it also will enhance the creativity of workers , because when people in a relax atmosphere , that is more easy to acquire a new idea .

In addition , other organizations and companies such as Apple and Google also have a particular staff welfare . For example , if employee pass away , his families also can gain a part about 60% of the salary . That will support their living .

Thus , it could be conclusion as that every organization should decision and choose which structure is better for them . Further more ,  they also need found their won culture .

Organization

The word - organization - has a long history . For example , in the war , the army also can regarded as an organization . An army has many soldier ,  some leader and a general . Also, they strive and work for the same object .So, we can see that from this example , the organization has some common feature -people, target ,structure ,management and culture . In addition, nowadays , the source of organization can be defined as a group of entrepreneurs saw an opportunity in the market .And then created an organization to take the advantage of it (D Boddy , 2011) . For example , Sir Ka-shing Li invest Facebook at the start of this company about 4.5 billion dollar  . Now , the rate of return on investment is 560% .

The structure of organization 

In terms of the kind of organization , it has four different types -- hierarchy , committee/jury , and matrix .
In my opinion , a hierarchy is a basic organization type . A hierarchy has a leader who leads the other individual members . This organization like a pyramid , a sturdy base is needed in order to allow the overall structure to reach higher . However , this type also has a problem .  A chart had been shown below .We can see that from this chart , just 2 or 3 employees may have 2 manager .That mean's this organization will have a great management . But , it also create the waste of human resources . Moreover , the employer need spend more money on salaries .When the expenses increases , then , the profit will decreases .

The second type is committee or jury organization which is an association of people set up to arrive at solutions to common problems . It is a good example of democratic management, and every member has an equal opportunity to raise their voice and come to a common solution . However , in my opinion , this organization also has a problem . I believe that it will waste times in some cases . Majority of organization has committee organization . When a employee propose a new idea , but someone in this group disagree with it . That will waste a long time to discuss .

In addition , another type is matrix . This is a most popular types in recent years .The list of well-know companies that are using some form of a matrix is becoming long and impressive . For example , a company that has annual sales of 14 billion dollar and employs 400,000 people in scores of diverse business - General Electric . Because they have found the pyramid form cumbersome, so having turned to the matrix as a fundamental alternative . Other major corporations , such as Bechtel , Citibank , Dow Chemical ,Shell Oil ,Texas Instruments , and TRW , also have turned to the matrix organization .
Matrix organization also can be grouped as three types -Weak Matrix, Balanced Matrix and Strong Matrix .

Interestingly , when I take about organization , I believe that the first name that pops into people's head is company . Actually , non-profit organization such as charity also is an organization, because it also create the value to the world and some people . For example, WWF( world wild fund) is a organization which focus on protect animal and species . This organization will do activities to got the financial support , also it has some cooperative companies such AVON and Coca Cola Enterprises.

                                                    WWF in the UK

Further more , I found and learn another knowledge about organization , that I had learning in foundation course and business management lesson in last week . This is about the type of business company .
There also are four types - sole trader ， partnership，private limited company and public limited company.

Yvonne Li- Say hi

Hello ,everyone who may see that post . My name is Yvonne Li , and I from Changsha where is south of China . Now , I am study Business Management in the Uni of Sussex(ISC). Also, I had study at Bellerbys College in Brighton over one year . So great to meet you guys .