The Relationship between the Structure, Culture, and Management Styles in Tescos There is a clear relationship between the structure, culture and management styles in Tescos here are some examples showing this: Tescos uses power culture which has a top down (tall structure) whereby objectives are determined by the individual or individuals. This structure is also linked in with an autocratic management style as this structure tends to have a ‘them and us attitude’ which depends on where individuals stand in the hierarchy. Tescos has also adopted role culture which is structured in a hierarchal way and is divided into a number of functions which ties in with a democratic style because of the multidirectional flows of communication between organisational members means there is more likely to be a team approach. This also inter relates with the ‘flat structure’ Tescos has adopted which refers to the number of levels within the hierarchy of an organisation whereby everyone’s role, position and responsibility is made clear so that there is a clear chain of command. These cultures help Tescos to meet a range of objectives from being market leader to maximising sales and profits. Although the bureaucracy that exists in such organisations means they will not always be particularly effective in meeting their objectives. An example of how my organisation would subconsciously demonstrate these inter related features in a normal day-to-day task is by an employee reporting an issue to their line manager who in turn tells their manager who then tells their assistant general manager the message may then be passed on to the deputy general manager... ... middle of paper ... ...ally e-mailed Tescos with an enquiry to experience how the system works, how they would deal with my enquiry and the speed at which they would do this. Unfortunately I didn’t receive an e-mail back to enclose in this document to show this. Although I have taken into consideration that Tescos receive hundreds of e-mails a day and may have problems with replying to them all in relation to time management. Tescos have created excellent communication channels within the business and outside the business which enables them to achieve its business aims effectively for example their website helps them to build strong relationships with customers, which is one factor that helps Tescos to stay ahead of competition and remain the leading supermarket ahead of Asda and Sainsbury’s who are currently in second and third place.
Another idea created by Johnson and Scholes (1997) is the cultural web. This aims to show how culture influences on behaviour occur and how this impacts on the organisation. The cultural web focuses on artefacts, which are defined by Dwyer (2001) as the “most visible and most superficial manifestations of an organisational culture” These include routines and rituals, stories, symbols, power structures, organisational structures and control symbols. Firstly, routine and rituals comprise the repeated patterns of behaviour from the workers. Routine is how employees behave towards those in and out of the organisation and supports Deal and Kennedy’s (1982) saying of “the way we do things around here”. Rituals, on the other hand, are more so social events which management arrange e.g. work meetings, Christmas parties. Another artefact is stories. Often colleagues will tell each other stories about the organisation which show and emphasise important qualities of staff. This will influence their behaviour and motivate. Symbols are often used in firms which Dwyer (2001) explains as “words, objects, conditions, acts or characteristics of persons that signify something different or wider from themselves, and which have meaning to an individual group” This even include the layout of the business and furnishings. Organisation structure is included in the cultural web. This is important as it is how the business delegates work and responsibility. It reflects the “centralisation, formalisation, complexity, configuration and flexibility in the firm” (Olsen et al, 1998, p, 211). Lastly, is control systems. This helps to control what is happening in the firm. Together, these make up the outer layer of a business’s ‘cultural web’.
The Effects of Organizational Structure, Culture and Management Style on the Performance of a Business
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This is the second part of the strategic assignment. In this report the competecies, culture and resource analysis of Tesco is presented. Furthermore in this report SWOT analysis of Tesco is presented and then two strategic options are suggested to Tesco. The strategic options suggested are then evaluated through the SAF model.
Organizational cultural is the system of shared beliefs and values that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members, while organizational structure is an expression of social and economic principles of hierarchy and specialization (Kinicki, 2015). Both the culture and the structure of an organization are important things for management to understand in order to successfully set and achieve an organization’s goals. Companies who excel in highly competitive fields can attribute their successful economic performance to a cohesive corporate culture that increases competiveness and profitability. This culture is best utilized in an organization that has the necessary structure to allow its employees to coordinate their
Now, Tesco as become more widely popular overtime in the UK since it was first invented and has since
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Organisational Structure, Culture, and Management Style of a Business C2 An Analysis of How the Organisational Structure, Culture And Management Style of the Business Affects its Performance and Operation and Help It to Meet Its Objectives The organisation structure of Wednesbury IKEA The organisation structure in the ‘Appendix section’ belongs to the Wednesbury branch of IKEA. Wednesbury IKEA is a large formal organisation and it is best suited to a hierarchical organisational structure. This is because; there are more employees as it goes downwards from each level.
For this assignment I will be comparing and contrasting the different types of organizational structures and cultures, evaluating how they influence employee performance and the impact they have on the success of the Organization. I will be looking at the culture and core values of Capco and the NHS and comparing how they operate differently to achieve their set goals. From this I will conclude what I feel the strengths and weaknesses of each of the strategies are.
For the last years it is widely known that “Due to payments of sick leave benefits, loss in productivity, the cost of finding temporary staff and loss of labour income, absence is indeed a costly phenomenon for society, firms and the individual people” (Andersson et. al., 2010) Andersson’s statement supports the case study that is being analysed “Sick leave costing employers”. Several management problems can be identified in the case study, e. g. Ethical problems, poor organisational culture, absence of positive leadership, lack of communication, just to mention some of them. Poor organisational culture must be a priority to any company, since it sets the foundations of the organization.
...ification as we move towards our destination IT architecture, and further strengthen our global market presence” said Neil Cameron, chief information officer at Unilever.
4.2 Analysis of Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies. Selecting a business strategy that details valuable resources and distinctive competencies, strategizing all resources and capabilities and ensuring they are all employed and exploited, and building and regenerating valuable resources and distinctive competencies is key. The analysis of resources, capabilities and core competencies describes the external environment, which is subject to change quickly. Based off this information, a firm has to be prepared and know its internal resources and capabilities and offer a more secure strategy. Furthermore, resources and capabilities are the primary sources of profitability.
According to the above model I could relate this given company’s culture as having a combination of Power culture and Role culture.
A strong organisational culture leads to higher organisational performance. Organisational culture can be defined as a total function of common beliefs, values, patterns of behaviour that are held and shared by the members of an organisation. It is also a valuable resource which can improve the competitiveness of a company and is used to distinguish the company (Barney 1986). From the 1970's the study of organisational culture has become an important issue and closely studied in the early 1980s. Since then, organisational culture has turned out to be one of the most important factors which affects the overall performance of a company.