Explain how the organisational structure, culture and managementstyle of the business affects its performance and operation and helps it to meet its objectives.

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Explain how the organisational structure, culture and management style of the business affects its performance and operation and helps it to meet its objectives.

What Is An business Organisational Structure?

An organisation structure is the way the business is set up. This includes lines of communication and span of control. Organisational charts help the business run effectively giving a visual picture of the organisation. Within each organisational structure there are different chains of command and span of control. Chain of command is the way authority is organised as you can see from the hierarchical structure below messages get passed down the lines called the chain of command. The span of control is the number of people working under a manager for example if you look at the BA organisational structure, Dale Moss who is the Director of Sales Worldwide has a span of control of 14 as he is in charge of 14 managers. It is recommended the span of control should be between three and six people so as to keep the managerial control tight. There are many different types of organisational structure these are: -

o Hierarchical structure

o Flat structure

o Divisional