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Introduction to functional areas of management prep 2Question 1
Walmart has a functional organizational structure and in this organizational
structure ,activities that belong to and are done by each management function
are put together which help to divide the management process into simpler
and smaller more manageable units. The advantages of using the functional
organizational structure is that it promotes skill specialisation or expertise in a
specific which allows departments to concentrate on one area of work .It
improves training and career development in each department and it
promotes and encourages high –quality technical problem-solving and it
reduces the duplication of tasks in the workplace and increases the co-
ordination in each department and allows employees to work together better
in the workplace and enables more clarity as each employee will understand
their own roles and others’ roles in the workplace
The disadvantages of this organizational structure it the repetition of routine
tasks and this alienates the worker from his or her work which can result in
absenteeism and boredom .It many cause conflict when it comes to aligning
priorities and what is more important. . Since each department is focused on
their own role in the workplace for example the Marketing department is
focused on advertising and marketing research etc, this will reduce the
communication between the departments. It also develops manager who have
knowledge and expertise in narrow fields resulting in him or her not being able
to solve problems in other departments which at the end of the day can affect
the whole organization. Each department will be focused more on their
specific department rather than focusing on the problems and goals of the
organization. It helps organizations to run their businesses effectively and
make profits by grouping employees based on their skills and expertise which
increases productivity and employee morale. It provides a hierarchy that is
very clear and reduces any confusion as employees know who they must
report to .
, Organization are able to gain a competitive advantage as employees are able
to do a job they specialise in which encourages them to work harder and
increases levels of productivity and lower quality control costs and there is a
higher profit potential as employees will develop skills and perform more
efficiently over time in the job they specialised giving businesses a competitive
advantage as they can cuts costs and produce products with fewer resources
and give higher quality as they have skilled workers
Question 2
Organising helps to group related tasks and activities together which promotes
specialisation and results in efficiency. Organising helps employees know their
role and what is expected from them and also know others’ roles. It helps
create effective communication .It allows for tasks to be broken up into more
manageable tasks which reduces time and costs helping to meet deadlines and
the goals set as each person has their own task and role given to them and not
one person is doing the entire task by themselves
Organising has basic principles and these include division of work
departmentalisation and coordination. Division of work can help improve
efficiency in Walmart as complex tasks will be broken down into smaller tasks
so that each individual is responsible for a limited set of activities and this
encourage job specialisation which also results in minimising training costs and
transfer time and increases productivity. Departmentalisation comes from
specialisation and refers to the logical group of activities in the workplace
.Departmentalisation will help employees in Walmart to know who they report
to and know the hierarchy of the Walmart in order to reduce confusion and
conflict in the workplace. Management hierarchy are provided for the
coordination of activities. Coordination will help Walmart improve efficiency
and help reach the business ultimate goal. Large tasks are divided and
subdivided meaning that the manager has to ensure that cooperation takes
place between the various parts of the organisation and must facilitate the
integration of these tasks to ensure that departments are all working together
and are aligned to achieving the same goal.
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