Case-Analysis
CASE ANALYSIS
S-S technologies inc. (D) Organizational Design
M Saad Shaukat
MBA after BBA III
25th, Sep 2012
Submitted to
Sarah Salah-Ud-Din
S-S Technologies Inc.
BACKGROUND:
Acquisition:
SS Technologies Inc., a 100% Canadian-owned Company was bought by Rick Brock-CEO and Keith Pritchard- President, in 1992. Previously, the same business was operated as a division of Sutherland-Schultz Limited and Rick Brock was its president.
Organizational Dilemma:
The company was growing rapidly and in the past three years it had grown at an average of 33%. Thus, there was an exigent requirement of an effective and appropriate business model so that the employees be properly motivated and the growing structure of the company be effectively formed. For achieving this purpose the CEO hired consultants to dig into the current organizational dilemmas and come up with effective solutions.
Company Expansion:
To design an organization that would contemplate an expansion to double or triple SSTs current size. What were the best structure, performance appraisal, compensation/bonus plan, company polices, and partnering program that should be implemented?
Organizational Structure:
Best Structure:
The best organizational structure for S-S Technologies Inc. which allows SST to grow successfully is Matrix structure.
Matrix structure:
‘An organizational structure that facilitates the horizontal flow of skills and information, It is used mainly in the management of large projects or product development processes, drawing employees from different functional disciplines for assignment to a team without removing them from their respective positions. Frequent external changes and high interdependence between departments require a large amount of coordination and information processing in both vertical and horizontal directions. This structure also provides an opportunity for employees to acquire either functional or general management skills,
S-S technologies inc. (D) Organizational Design
M Saad Shaukat
MBA after BBA III
25th, Sep 2012
Submitted to
Sarah Salah-Ud-Din
S-S Technologies Inc.
BACKGROUND:
Acquisition:
SS Technologies Inc., a 100% Canadian-owned Company was bought by Rick Brock-CEO and Keith Pritchard- President, in 1992. Previously, the same business was operated as a division of Sutherland-Schultz Limited and Rick Brock was its president.
Organizational Dilemma:
The company was growing rapidly and in the past three years it had grown at an average of 33%. Thus, there was an exigent requirement of an effective and appropriate business model so that the employees be properly motivated and the growing structure of the company be effectively formed. For achieving this purpose the CEO hired consultants to dig into the current organizational dilemmas and come up with effective solutions.
Company Expansion:
To design an organization that would contemplate an expansion to double or triple SSTs current size. What were the best structure, performance appraisal, compensation/bonus plan, company polices, and partnering program that should be implemented?
Organizational Structure:
Best Structure:
The best organizational structure for S-S Technologies Inc. which allows SST to grow successfully is Matrix structure.
Matrix structure:
‘An organizational structure that facilitates the horizontal flow of skills and information, It is used mainly in the management of large projects or product development processes, drawing employees from different functional disciplines for assignment to a team without removing them from their respective positions. Frequent external changes and high interdependence between departments require a large amount of coordination and information processing in both vertical and horizontal directions. This structure also provides an opportunity for employees to acquire either functional or general management skills,