Assignment Task
Structure
Structure is the basic frameworks (skeleton) of the organisation which gives people formally defined roles, responsibilities and lines of reporting.
Systems is the “muscles” of the organisation which support and control people as they carry out structurally defined roles and responsibilities.
Structure and systems are required for successful strategy implementation.
The international division is a standalone division in the international market added alongside the structure of the main home-based business.
Local subsidiaries
These subsidiaries typically have most of the functions required to operate on their own in their particular local market, for example design, production and marketing. They are thus a form of geographic divisional structure.
Global product divisions
Organising the design, production and marketing on the basis of global divisions typically maximises cost efficiency.
Transnational structures are similar to matrices but distinguish themselves by their focus on knowledge-sharing, specialization and network management
Staff
Relates to systems of recruitment, socialisation and reward.
Does the organisation have the people to match.
A common constraint on structural change is the availability of the right people to head new departments and divisions
Skills
Capabilities e.g. how do the organization’s training schemes, information technology and reward systems transform the talents of individuals into capabilities required by the strategy?
