Disadvantages would be that all staff would not be able to communicate back to manage in terms that all staff cannot answer back to the decision that has already decided. Also the paths for promotion are less well defined as there are fewer levels compared to hierarchical structure.
Objectives in which Sainsbury’s hope to gain while using the flat organisational structure is that where there is one line of communication between the manager and the operational staff it is easy for work to be done and messages which are important or not that given on time and correctly whether they are written or verbal. The culture in which Sainsbury’s use is power culture which on performance would show that Sainsbury’s has done well in the culture in which they use as the performance of Sainsbury’s has become very well known as they are well known nationwide and the performance of the workshop floor is that of a good standard as all Sainsbury’s restaurants are well organised between the employees on the shop floor as everything runs smoothly.
The disadvantages of this culture for Sainsbury’s are that if there is a miscommunication between the manager and its employees then problems could occur when work is happening. Also employee may get fed up with trying to impress and will be less motivated than if they where treated equally on a level where they are respected and are not having to compete for respect.
Advantages for the power culture of Sainsbury’s is that the power culture would be successful for the business as when work is being done the communication of the workers together when given commands from the manager and having to work better for the manager to impress them in order for more work to be done and at a more efficient rate then if there was no pressure from the manager.
Disadvantages would be that the workers would start to get stressed from having to complete the workload at too fast a pace for them to work at all times that they will start to work less and dislike there job and some days may not want to work as they are stressed to do work which is too much for them to cope as they are trying to hard to impress, this could lead to employees wanting to quit there job.
Advantages are that when having to complete work set out by the manager to the employees it can be done efficiently so that the manager will be able to assess the employee and they could get a promotion to a higher part of there job. Also when an objective is done the manager will be able to see whether employees are on point with their tasks and also if they are not on point they can be given training or if completely not up to standards can be sacked or be put out of the job.
Disadvantages are that the culture could make objectives for employees harder as there is a lot of pressure for employees to complete tasks. It could be that employees are not up to standard for their manager as they working to hard.
Management style for Sainsbury’s is the autocratic as they are given strict orders on what they should do and how to do it already so when an order is given it is to be carried out on the demand of the manager. Also the culture in which Sainsbury’s use is power that signifies that orders are to be applied when asked to be done which is similar to the management style.
The advantages of using the autocratic management style and power culture for Sainsbury’s is that it is good that employees that are given instructions do not have to ask questions on what they are asked to do, so everything runs smoothly and according to plan. Also when there is a decision made there will be no conflict to whether the objective given should be done or not as this is a management style where when an order is given it should be completed as the manager has intended it to be. This management style would be best suited for Sainsbury’s as it has a line of hierarchical structure.
A disadvantage as to why the management style of autocratic and power culture would not work well for Sainsbury’s as it would have an effect on the employees which would make them less motivated as they are always having to take orders to an amount which is given whether or not they like it or not, this could end badly for the employee who could become distressed and upset with there employer which could lead to the employee quitting their job.
Operations between the businesses in Sainsbury’s when using autocratic and power culture/style would have a good effect on the business for a short term as workers would do what the manager would want them to do straight away without having to ask any questions after. This would help Sainsbury’s to achieve aims efficiently and at a faster pace.
Disadvantages to this would be that when the workers are being given these orders all the time will begin to show effect on the workers being tired of not being able to speak up when not able to do so. Workers would eventually start to give up working in the way in which Sainsbury’s would want and to achieve the likeliness that the workers would stay would be giving them benefits to the job at hand in order for them to think there is a point of working here and taking orders.
The objectives in which Sainsbury’s may achieve when using this would be faster work rate with employees having to compete with others in order to be in the limelight of the manager, which could gain the employee a raise or promotion in the future.
