Unit 1 Assignment 3 P 3 Organisational Structures

Unit 1 Assignment 3 P 3

Organisational Structures P 3 • All businesses follow an organisational structure that will help them to achieve their aims. • Most business have a top- down structure meaning the higher up the chart the more power a person has. • • Function Geographical area Product groups Types of customer

• SUPERMARKET STRUCTURE CHALLENGE One leading supermarket allocates staff to five levels, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 the highest. Job titles at each level are shown below. 5 4 3 2 1 ive ecut x E f e • Chi • Area Mana ger • Store m anager • Team leader rator • e ut op o k c e Ch

Example: Tesco's Organisational Chart – based on store structure How big is this Manager’s Span? Store Director 8 Regional Manager Store Manager Personnel Manager Ambient Manager Admin/personnel Assistants Fresh Manager Ambient Team Leader Support Office How many levels of hierarchy are there? 6 Team assistants Non Food Manager Training Manager Counters Manager (Deli, Curry Pot, Pizza) Clothing Team Leader Bakery Team Leader Electrical Team Leader Restaurant Team Leader Fresh Assistants Non Food Assistants Stock Controller Manager Security Manager Stock Control Assistants Customer Service Manager Security Assistants Customer Service Assistants CS Desk How big is this Manager’s Span? 3

By FUNCTION according to the jobs that people do – eg marketing, human resources, accountancy

By FUNCTION

By DIVISION • A business organises its structure around the products that it makes. • Each product would have its own marketing, accounts, human resources, etc department

By DIVISION

By GEOGRAPHY • A business organises its self based on the different areas in which it operates. • Could be a country, a continent or a part of a country (England, Scotland Wales for example)

By GEOGRAPHY

Organisational Structure • Research and find the organisational structure for your two businesses. • If this is not available draw the structure that you think is most suitable for your businesses. • Include a brief description of the type of structure that both business follows. E. g functional/geographical.

Functional Areas • Within any business there are different departments/ functions. • Finance • Marketing • Sales • Customer Service • Production • Human Resources

Functional Areas • Produce a table for each business describe the role of each functional area in your two chosen businesses, consider the tasks they do on a regular basis Functional Areas Finance Marketing Description Daily Tasks