“THE SWAY OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE IN THE GHANA CIVIL SERVICE” ABSTRACT This study examines organizational structures of the Civil Service‚ It impact on organization performance and to offer a possible alternative to the Ghana Civil Service existing organization structure. Hierarchy and its associations with status‚ feudalism‚ and power often leads to relentless rigidity. The structure and the array of job positions that took the foci away from
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A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever A DECADE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER 7 November 2012 • Originally founded in 1872‚ and incorporated in 1929‚ Unilever was facing a difficult time when upon their discovery that the organizational architechture and strategy they were employing was not benefiting the company. • The company was under a decentralized structure for generations. o Managers looking for a change o The decision was to go global • It was mid-1990
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The Coca-Cola Company is the world leading beverage organization in manufacturing industry with a history of 126 years‚ operating in more than 200 countries worldwide. Coca-Cola is the world’s most valuable brand in which the company features 15 billion dollars brands that includes Diet Coke‚ Coca-Cola Zero‚ Sprite‚ Fanta‚ Minute Maid and others (The Coca-Cola Company‚ 2006-2012). The company is not a single entity as the organizational operations required cooperation with almost 300 bottling partners
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organisational culture and climate. The effectiveness and success of an organization is not solely measured by profitability‚ it can also be measured by the way business is done and how the company is perceived by both its employees and the external community. These processes and formed impressions are functions of organizational culture which may be defined in several ways. The organization itself has an invisible quality – a certain style‚ a character‚ away are doing things – that may be more powerful
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Efficient Information Exchange One of the advantages of implementing the matrix organizational structure in a business is that it can lead to an efficient exchange of information. Departments work closely together and communicate with each other frequently to solve issues. Efficient lines of communication enhance productivity and allow for quick decision-making. For example‚ in a matrix structure‚ individuals from the marketing‚ finance and product departments may confer with one another to formulate
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Sainsbury Organisational Structure and Culture An Organisation’s structure is a network of interdependencies among the people and the tasks that make up the Organisation. It is created and sustained by the basic coordination mechanisms of mutual adjustment‚ direct supervision and standardization‚ all of which coordinate inter-dependent relationships among people and groups (Wagner and Hollenbeck 2009). Pugh (1990) simplifies this by defining an organizational structure as consisting of activities
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Task 1.1 - Comparing and contrasting the two types of structures and cultures‚ there are some main points that need defining in order to help understand this situation. Organizational structure is “the typically hierarchical arrangement of lines of authority‚ communications‚ rights and duties of an organization. Organizational structure determines how the roles‚ power and responsibilities are assigned‚ controlled and coordinated‚ and how information flows between the different levels of management
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Technology and the Effects on Organizational Design Technology impacts organizations at every level. Organizational technology is defined by Jones (2010) as “the combination of skills‚ knowledge‚ abilities‚ techniques‚ materials‚ machines‚ computers‚ tools‚ and other equipment that people use to convert or change raw materials‚ problems‚ and new ideas into valuable goods and services” (p. 240). In other words technology determines the level of efficiency of organizations. This paper highlights
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com). I begin with a summary‚ and then move into an analysis of our need for change. I provide specific recommendations‚ which if implemented‚ will enhance the performance of my organization. It is important to note that I have only been with this company for two months and my level of knowledge of the organization is very limited. I do not have access to key leaders of the organization for personal interviews at this time. I am very thankful for the personal interviews I was able to get with representatives
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Organizational Effectiveness General Mills‚ founded in 1866‚ is one of the world’s leading food providers. The most current organizational structure of General Mills can be found at this link‚ http://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/general-mills. The basic organizational effectiveness can be described as strength within a company in the aspects of leadership‚ decision making‚ structure‚ people and work processes‚ systems‚ and culture. The organizational effectiveness of General Mills is described
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