ReportCompanywithinRelationshipReportWittenbyXXXXXX(学生右)(student)2009-11-16TableofContentsIntroductionFindings1.0Thestructureofthiscompanyatpresent32.0Thebadsideofthiscompany33.0TheContingencyApproachusinginthiscase54.0Thedifferenceaboutline,staff,functionalandlateralrelationshipinthiscase55.0Howauthority,responsibilityanddelegationusinginthecase6ConclusionIntroductionThisreportwilltalkaboutthebestdescribergenerationofthiscompany,andalsotodescribeaformofstructurethatwouldbemoreapplicablefortheorganizationbasedontheproposednewdevelopmentsofthiscompany.Inthereport,itisalsotoidentifythedifferentline,staff,functionalandlateralrelationships.Throughthecaseanditssupplement,thereportdescribeshowauthority,responsibilityanddelegationshouldbeexercisedwithinthenewstructure.FindingsLOThestructureofthiscompanyatpresentThestructureofafirmisveryimportant,anditcouldbeshowed.Inthecase,NeilandDavidseatedupthecompany,becauseofthelimitfromFloydandFlemingLtd,thesizeatbeginningisnotverybig,thetaskofthefirmisnotbiganditstechnologyisnotthelastedwhencomparewithothers.Fromthecase,wecanknowthat.Throughthecompanydevelop,Nellwasalwaysclosetothestaff,likeJohnandNeilaretheclosefriendinthecompany,becauseofthis,thefirmhasIncreasedabilitytoensureahighqualityofserviceduringthedevelopmentstageofprojects.Nellwasalwaysusehisfriendshiptohelpthestafftoflnishaprogressinthecollege,throughthislearning,thestaffcouldhavethelastedtechnology,andiftheyhaveawelldoneinthiscollege,theyweregivenbonuses.DuringtheirrunningthebusinessNeilconcentratesonpromotingthebusinessandsettingupcontracts.InthesupplementItalsosaysit,heawarethecurrentclimatefornewhousingandtheprojectedcontinuedboom.Heconcentratedonpromotingthefirmbysourcingbusinesscontracts,preferrednottogetinvolvedinworkpoliticsandusethepricepolicytimorously.AsalloftalkaboutNeil,wecanknowthatheissuitthematrixorganization.Inthesametime,David,methodicalbynature,actasthegeneralmanager,healwayssetthestaffspecifictasksasthisenabledhimtokeepatightcheckontheirperformance.ThestaffsincludingDavidandNeil,wasfriendlytowardsoneanotherandalwayshadadrinktogether.DavidtradedJamesasamostsenior,JamesusuallydelegatedthetaskofgivingoutnewprojectstostaffandhewasallowedtoauthorizesitevisitswhenDavidwasoutoftheoffice.Becauseofit,Jameshasworkedfor20yearsinthefirm.ButDavidpraisedthestaffsperformanceonthecompletionofproject,andheneversoughtadvicefromthestaffonthebestwaytodivideuptheworkandhelimitthetimeintheirwork,thismakesthestafffeltuncomfortable.ThroughthesepointsinthecaseaboutDavid,wecouldknowthatheissuitfunctionorganizationbecausehealwaysusebranchtomanagecompany.Ahybridstructurewillincludeelementsofbothmatrixandfunctionorganizations.Theadvantageofthisapproachisthatitmaybeadaptabletochangingbusinesscircumstances.Disadvantagesarethatitmayleadtostaffbeingconfusedaboutwhattheirresponsibilitiesare.Matrixstructureisapproachoriginatedfromtheaerospaceindustrywherethistypeofstructurewasusedforspecificprojects.Amoreachieveaproject-orientatedmulti-disciplinaryteam.Throughalloftheanalysis,thisfirmsstructureishierarchy.2.0ThebadsideofthiscompanyAnorganizationsetuponalocationorgeographicalbasiswillbewheretheserviceismostreadilyprovidedwithinalimiteddistance.Topicallyorganizationsofferingmaintenanceandrepairserviceswillbeorganizedinthisway.Eachlocationmayhaveitsownsubsetoffunctionssuchasfinanceandadministrationaswellasthesalesforce.Inthiscase,theopinionthattherecentlossoftwocontractshadbeenmoretodowithpoorresponsetoclientneedsandlesstodothecurrentpricingpolicy.Furthermore,oneoftheirmajorclients,ahousingdevelopmentfirmhadrecentlytakenoveracentralbeltbusiness.However,theincreaseinstructuralbusiness,coupledwiththeneedforstafftoworkondevelopmentssome80milesaway,meantthatheandDavidwouldhavetocartodeaflyconsiderhowbesttodevelopthefirm.Asaresultofnewtechnologyandcommunicationnetworks,itwasnolongeranecessitythatthedesignteamhadtobeclosetothedevelopmentsite.However,itwasusefulfortheprojectengineertobeabletomakesitevisitsduringthedevelopmentstage.Tothisend,Neilwasoftheopinionthathavingasecondofficeinthecentralbeltwouldmakegoodsense.Itwouldalsoenablethemtoeventuallyexpandthecivilworkofthefirm.Sothecompanyshouldbuildanotherofficetothemtoconvincethework.Throughtheseintroductionwecanknowthatthecompanystructureisnotverysuitnow.They，dbettertochangethestructuretoadapttothesituationoftheirfirmsdevelopment.Theadvantagesoflocationare:lowerthecostofoperation;localknowledgeofmarketandcustomers;providesagoodtraininggroundformanagers.Andbecauseoftherecentlossoftwocontractswhichhadbeenmoretodowithpoorresponsetoclientneedsandlesstodowiththecurrentpricingpolicy.Thefirmalsoneedstosolvetheproblemsinitsserviceorproduct.Productorservice:Indepartmentationbyproduct,aproductionunitissetupforeachgood/service.Thisapproachismainlyadoptedbylargeorganizations,butcanworkeffectivelyinsmallerones.Topmanagementcandelegatewideauthoritytoadivisionorplantthatmanufacturesandsellsaproductorfamilyofproducts(orservices).LikeNeilsaidinthec