In this assignment I am going to investigate the internal structure and functional areas of The Trafford Centre and explain how its internal structure and functional areas have changed over time.
All businesses have organisational structures, even if they are small or big, they have some type of structure so they can operate productively.
Types of organisational structures;
o Hierarchical structure o Flat structure
The Trafford Centre has an organisational structure.
The type of organisational structure the Trafford centre has is a hierarchical structure, large organisations have organised hierarchies and The Trafford Centre has a number of layers of management. Staff no their position in the hierarchy and their position and job title some staff may have power because of their job title for example a Director has more power or a manager.
In a hierarchical organisation employees are ranked at various levels within the organisation, each level is one above the other. At each stage in the chain, one person has a number of workers directly under them, within their span of control. A tall hierarchical organisation has many levels and a flat hierarchical organisation will only have a few.
The chain of command (the way authority is organized) is a typical pyramid shape.
The above is a traditional hierarchical structure; senior managers make up the board of directors which are responsible for the businesses direction and the middle managers have responsibility of specific functions such as finance or customer service.
Advantages of hierarchical organisations o Authority and responsibility and clearly defined o Clearly defined promotion path. o Employees very loyal to their department within the organisation. o There are specialists managers and the hierarchical environment encourages the effective use of specialist managers.
Disadvantages of hierarchical organisations
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