Command
Middle management (branch Managers)
Supervisor /Co-Coordinators
Operatives/Clerical staff
When a business has a hierarchal structure it can be a problem with communication between everyone because it will have to work its way from top to bottom through the employees. If the structure as flat it would take about a day for information to be passed on instead of up to a couple of weeks in a hierarchal structure.
The structure of Cadburys could help the performance of the company because everyone will get to hear about the ideas as they are getting passed along, up and down the triangle. Other employees could then add their ideas and suggestion to he discussion. For example if production thought of a new machine to help them they could start discussing it and people would then listen.
The operations at Cadburys could be effected by the structure because they will take longer to carry out. The reason for this is because it will have to be passed up and down the structure to let everyone know exactly what he or she are doing. As this is happening people could add extra things or forget to pass something on this is a disadvantage to having this structure in a business. If Cadburys structure were flat it would take a lot less time to pass on information and less chances of instructions being told wrong.
The objectives within Cadburys are affected by the structure because they end up getting decided by the top director, but everyone in the company who is interested has the chance to suggest their opinions. The director listens to everyone who suggests ideas as they listen to them.
The culture of Cadburys is Task. This helps with the performance by pulling the whole of the staff together. This shows how important that the employees work together rather than against each other. If one of the teams fails or makes a mistake, it will affect the whole team and they could all end up failing just because of one mistake.
The operations at Cadburys are greatly affected by the culture. This is because they all need to work together, and if there is a problem that needs to be sorted out then it will take a long while. The director or manager aiming to sort the problem out will have to look through everyone just to check on one person and sort that problem out. This may even course more problems.
Many objectives are affected by the culture at Cadbury a few just being, “Working together to create brands people love,” “Growth” and “Highly motivated staff.” The culture helps meet these by pulling the staff together so that they work towards the same goals instead off different ones. If the employees where not working together, then there would be many problems within the company. Each department needs to know what the other department is doing for it to do their work correctly.
The management style at Cadburys is Democratic. This affects the operations at Cadburys by the director discussing issues with the employees, who are interested. This shows that they are considering everyone’s views and suggestions. It also brings the employees together, and tends to motivate them more.
The performance at Cadbury’s with this management style will be high because they are discussing the ideas with the directors and other employees, but in the end the directors will make the final decision. This will end up being a decision that suits everyone and will be the best for Cadburys.
The objectives at Cadburys are being helped to be met by this management style an example of this is “surviving” and “Profit” because as new ideas are being discussed they are achieving these objectives because the more products that are on the market the more profit can be earned. The director will decide if the suggestions are a good idea considering everyone’s ideas.
