BTEC Business Level 3: Unit Business Environment. This Assignment is very well structured with easy to read subheadings. Using this Assignment as your template will ensure you attain Distinction overall. The 2 businesses that were used: Tesco & Noah Charity
The document includes P3, P4
P3- Des...
P3: Explain what type of organisation structure each organisation has, describe the Key features of both these organisations
Provide a definition of each of these words and use questions below to assist you in providing additional descriptions applying them to each
organisation below: Hierarchy, Span of control, Chain of command, Delegation
PLC Local Charity
Hierarchical Hierarchical structure- flat
structure
Task: Describe key features of organisation structure Task: Describe key features of organisation structure
Hierarchy – Hierarchy –
Tesco uses a hieratical structure, which is a structure which uses different levels of stages in Noah uses a hieratical structure but has is flatter due to it being a smaller business compared
order showing the importance of the higher level and different tasks given. An advantage is to Tesco. This is a structure which uses different levels of stages in order showing the
that they have levels of responsivities which are obvious. Another advantage is importance of the higher level and different tasks given. The advantages for Noah following
opportunities for promotion this means Tesco allows opportunities for easier promotion for this structure is having their costs more efficient meaning that the business saves money as
member to rank up. By having this structure also makes operational staff less receive less they have less divisions meaning less workers and levels. Also means faster decision making
pressure due to everyone having specific roles and are efficient, everyone had a role and due to clear communication between the less divisions they have compared to Tesco.
function under every operation in systematic approach. A disadvantage however of However, Noah’s disadvantage for following the hierarchical structure is that there is a lower
, hierarchical structure is having communication less effective this means it is harder for chance for employees to receive a promotion, this is due to the lower amount of divisions
communications to be passed onto other departments or levels of the structure this also and employees will usually stay in that role and pay for a long period of time. Also, there is a
means that it will slow down decision making as there won’t be enough communication. lack of relationship between the divisions which also affect son employees work ethics ect.
Also, by having the structure this increases the low-level staff to not be listened to, this will As Noah have less amount of divisions compared to Tesco which means they have a heavier
affect business. workload.
Span of control – Span of control -
Is the span of control within this PLC narrow or wide? – explain why Is the span of control within this PLC narrow or wide? – explain why
Spam of control are members that are under the managers. And Tesco has many members Spam of control are members that are under the managers. Noah’s span of control is wide
and different departments. Tesco has a CEO followed by the reginal manager then store but are flatter than Tesco’s as they don’t have many managers referring to one store manage
manager and under the store manager there are 8 managers within the store who are ect. But just have, middle managers which take care of their part or division. Noah has the
under him and have own chief executive on top, followed by 3 different directors which have separate divisions and
people under.
Provide an example of the span of control of two of the roles shown in the organisations
structure Provide an example of the span of control of two of the roles shown in the organisations
structure
Tesco has a wide span of control as they have many managers that will be directing other
teams. An example Tesco having a wide span of control is the store manager as he has the Noah Enterprise has wide range of span control although being drastically smaller than
most people under him which is 8 leaders or managers, and has many if not all will report Tesco’s structure they are still wide but do not have as many managers or roles and divisions
back to him therefore the store manager has the largest span of control. ect. The welfare services manager has 3 people under him which are in charge or different
aspects about welfare and services which report back to welfare service manager.
Another example of r ole within the plc which has a wide span control is fresh manager as
he has 3 people under him who will report to him anything to do with food or stock or the Another example of span control within Noah’s structure is retail manager who is the
restaurant’s will be asked to fresh manager if unsure. manager and manages the retail side of business ect. He also has 3 different people working
under him who will report back to him to do with any goods, products furniture and shop
queries or any improvements ect.
Chain of command – Chain of command –
Chain of command is vital in business like Tesco, this is because it ensues the business in Similarly, to Tesco chain in demand Noah had a chain demand but in a smaller scale, as Tesco
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