This is the Hierarchal Organization of my Bakery.

especially for small businesses for most segments of the company to be controlled by the top of the hierarchy. On the other hand too many layers within the hierarchy can slow down the speed in which the higher parts of the hierarchy communicate with the lower parts. For instance, if decisions are made by the top managers in the business it may take a long time for news to reach the lower staff of the company. This is mostly a problem with bigger companies as the working premises may separate the higher management from the lower employees. As my business is a small business it will not be a problem for us because the business is not saturated with layers of hierarchy. Also premises will not be such a dividing factor when it comes to communication between management and shop floor workers. Management within our partnership is common in all of us but some of the family has a higher input within the company and they have been given the top management positions in the business. The senior management is going to interact one on one with everyone on the shop floor or in offices as shop floor workers are counted with respect as shareholders in the business. Senior managers of the business when dealing with hierarchy are known to often stifle the initiative of the people in lower positions in the business, especially if the company is a big company. This will be avoided hopefully in my business as everyone in the business can be regarded as management. So every input from anyone within this business will have to be regarded. In our business we have arranged for meetings to take place once every week so everyone views on what can be improved are taken into consideration regularly. Meetings could be very important to my businesses success as one on one contact is involved; it is normally found people are more on task when told their responsibilities individually. Managers and staff may also feel more motivated to work in a place where everyone’s input of ideas is considered. In a hierarchy the managers at the top of the scale might not have so much knowledge of everything occurring in the business positions below them. Workers may not be working to their best ability senior management will not be aware of this. In very big businesses this is mostly a problem. Big businesses have so many people between the management and staff that there may only be aware of the goings on of the people directly beneath them. My business being a small business to start this problem should not occur as the management is not that far away in position as the staff. Also with regular routine checks on the store and shop floor being done by all sections of the management everyone will be up to date with the goings on with the lower staff. Most of us have an input towards the business then we are all expected not to need monitoring as we should work to improve on the investment of our bakery.