MGT 230
July 15, 2010
Organizational Structure Paper This company is very competitive. They compete with other companies to be number one in sales. They have a decentralized organizational structure, with operational decisions made within the separate business units while being governed by policies at the corporate level. The company that does all of this is Pepsi Cola Company. There is not many people that can do without this drink daily. At times it will almost seem like a habit. Pepsi Company is a company that many people are familiar with. It is a company that people spend their hard earned money one every day all over the world.
Pepsi Co consists of three units: Pepsi Co Americas Foods, Pepsi Co Americas Beverages and Pepsi Co International. Pepsi Co Americas Foods encompasses Frito-Lay North America, Quaker and all Latin American food and snack businesses. PepsiCo's chairman and CEO is Indra Nooyi. The Americas Foods, Americas Beverages and International divisions are headed by John Compton, Massimo d'Amore and Michael White, respectively.
PepsiCo has an organizational structure much like other companies. They have the owner and co-owners. These owners have people that they hired to run the company. They have a management team as well as those that are in sales. The sales people are the ones that work hard to bring in the money. They travel to stores and get people to join Pepsi Company and purchase their product for sales in their stores. They also have secretaries and a human resource department that work with the employees of the company and make sure that the company is run fairly.
The two major competing companies that manufacture beverages are Pepsi Co and Coca-Cola. They compete for the number one manufacturer and distributor spot for beverages worldwide. Both companies are easily identified almost anywhere. They have absorbed the markets around the world and they enjoy worldwide recognition for their