There are a number of methods by which a corporate can go aboutstructuring their organisation. The text lists the relativeadvantages and disadvantages of each method. Given yourunderstanding of this, justify which organisational structure youwould recommend for the following situations:
a. a government owned telecommunications companywith a monopoly in its market
b. a private entrepreneurial organisation thatdevelops new hand held entertainment devices in Japan
c. a large retailer that sells an array of goodsincluding groceries, hardware, clothing (premium and low-cost) andliquor
d. a multinational corporation that produces asingle product, but must adapt it for each county they operate indue to legal constraints.
ANS:
This question requires students to consider the advantages anddisadvantages of each of the structure types mentioned in the textagainst a number of different contexts. There may be a number ofstructures that can be justified, and this question allows thestudents to explore the variables they think are important to theirchoice.
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult NAT: AACSBAnalytic
TOP: Organisational structure
