ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR

Organisation behaviour

Organizational Behaviour

Task 1

Relationship between Organizational Structure and Organizational Culture

The discussion about the relationship between organizational culture and organizational structure has been a long term discussion and a continuous one as well. It has been explored that organizational culture and organizational structure are interdependent. In the competitive business environment that prevails today, it is very important to understand that the attitudes, behaviors, and ethics have an impact on the corporate culture of an organization. A lack of freedom will be present in an organization where there is a strictly hierarchical structure and a centralized decision making power. On the other hand, the culture of an organization will be more personalized, independent and accountable if the structure of an organization is decentralized along with shared authority and power (Takahara, 2003, pp. 86).

It is a fact that the manner in which the employees of an organization behave is influenced by the allocation of power and authority in an organization. Organizational structure is considered to be a way in which an organization arranges and manages its lines of authority and management. The responsibilities and the flow of information within an organization is determined by the organizational structure, and work culture is the result of these decisions of the management. It is very important to understand that organizational culture and organizational structure can impact each other negatively if authority and power are highly centralized within the structure of an organization. This type of structure in a organization is subjected towards providing no accountability and hostility towards the lower level of the organizational hierarchy. It is very obvious that organizational structure and organizational culture are interrelated and impact each other continuously throughout the various practices evolved in the organization.

Range of Structures in an Organization

An organization structure is a concept that includes activities like coordination, supervision and task allocation, which are subjected towards the achievement of organizational objectives. Organizational structure could also e referred to the viewing glass through which the employees of an organization could see the environment of their organization.

Functional Structure

Functional structure is referred to an organizational structure that is set up so that each separate work is grouped according to its defined purpose (Kortmann, 2012, pp. 112). Basically, the functional structure could be best suitable for small business organization where each department could depend on the abilities and talent of its employees by itself. It is also observed that the communication and coordination between different departments of the organization could be restricted because of each department working separately (Witte, 1999, pp. 46).

Divisional Structure

Divisional structure is said to be suitable for larger organizations that function in a wide geographic area or having separate smaller organizations within a group for covering different types of market areas or products. The core advantage of this structure is that the requirements of the business could be met rapidly and effectively. On the other hand, this type of structure could be relatively expensive because of its size and scope of business (Flamholtz, 2011, ...