Universal

Universal Robina
Corporation

I. Background of the Study
Organization is a social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals. Any operating organization should have its own structure in order to operate efficiently. For an organization, the organizational structure is a hierarchy of people and its functions.
The organizational structure of an organization tells the character of an organization and the values it believes in. Organizational structure determines how the roles, power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled, and coordinated, and how information flows between the different levels of management. It consists of activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision, which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims. Therefore, when you do business with an organization or getting into a new job in an organization, it is always a great idea to get to know and understand their organizational structure.
Organizational structure affects organizational action in two big ways. First, it provides the foundation on which standard operating procedures and routines rest. Second, it determines which individuals get to participate in which decision-making processes, and thus to what extent their views shape the organization’s actions.
Depending on the organizational values and the nature of the business, organizations tend to adopt one of the following structures for management purposes.
Although the organization follows a particular structure, there can be departments and teams following some other organizational structure in exceptional cases.
Sometimes, some organizations may follow a combination of the following organizational structures as well.
To further understand the concept of organizational structure, the group will research on the organizational structure of a known company, Universal Robina Corporation, and analyze how this organizational structure helped in the