BTEC Business. Organisational Structure in different types of business.

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The main purpose of an organisational structure is to help everyone know who does what. To have an efficient and properly functioning business, each employee in that business needs to know that there are people to handle each kind of task. At the same time, an organisational structure essentially makes sure that people aren't running up against each other or arguing as everyone will be doing their own little bit. Another purpose of a structure with clearly defined roles, functions, scopes of authority and systems is that it will help make sure your people are working together to accomplish everything the business must do. Additionally, an organisational structure  is to establish lines of control and communication.

Benefits of a clear organisation structure(2)

An organisational structure is the framework that helps employees achieve their goals and do their jobs but a very clear organisation structure will make it a lot easier for the employees of a business to complete their job since they’ll know exactly what they need to do and also who they report to if anything goes wrong. Also, a clear organisational structure could reduce the percentage of redundancy by eliminating extra and unproductive processes.

Organisational Chart(3)

An organisational chart is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization in terms of relations among personnel or departments. An organisational chart also represents lines of authority and responsibility. Generally, an organisational chart is a horizontal or vertical tree that contains geometric shapes to represent staff or divisions. The purpose of the organisational chart is to demonstrate to the members of staff the distribution of power within the company, showing them their contractual position, who's their boss and who's their subordinates. The chart will show the domain of every employee. Employees require it so they know who to go to should conflicts arise or major problems and employers require it to view their organisation and to meet progress and workforce management objectives.

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Organisational Structures(4)

There are four main types of organisational structures that a business may have. One of those is the tall organisational structure. In its simplest form a tall organisational structure has many levels of management and supervision. There is a “long chain of command” running from the top of the organisation for example a Chief Executive down to the bottom of the organisation a shop floor worker. The diagram on the right neatly captures the concept of a tall structure.

Flat

In contrast to a tall organisation, a flat organisation will have relatively few layers or just ...

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