CHAPTER 1
Abstract
Organizations all over the world have recorded profits, losses or offered quality services in cases for nonprofit making organizations. The reason behind these results is the practices and policies within the organization or the external factors such as political environment and competitors. The internal factors play a fundamental role in determining whether the company will be successful or not. The management style, culture, technology incorporation are some of the issues which will define the fate of the company. This business report attempts to analyses the impact of some of these issues to the structure of the organization. The human resource department issues are easily handled if an organization structure chart
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It also describes how an organization decides on tasks to be undertaken, its goals, and who in the organization makes the decisions (Shim et al., 2012). The organizational structure is important for any company that intends to develop because it provides clarity and guidance on human resource issues. The structure, therefore, makes it good for the employees to identify who they are supposed to report to in case they have got an issue. Conflicts are also reduced in a department because the departments within an organization will concentrate only on their work because the structure defines clearly all the levels, their participants, and their roles (Staw et al., 1981). The use of organization structure also makes it easy for the management to add a new role to the existing structure since the structure helps to analyze the company roles and how they are interrelated.
Toyota organization structure has been lauded as one of the structures which are most effective and efficient and hence its excellence in the market. The Toyota team has, however, undergone through some challenges just like any other organization. Some issues within the company can be attributed to its success, and their influence is well discussed in this business report. The report will mainly concentrate on some of the Toyota company aspects which include; culture, technology, size, marketing demand and the management style and which most of them are concerned with the organizational behavior
Businesses require structure to be a successful money-making venture. Designing an organization structure helps the leadership identify what caliper and type of employees that needs to be hired into the organization. With this in mind it is also important that employee responsibilities are clearly defined. Each member needs to have a job description and each job is a needed and has its own slot on the company’s organizational chart.
The structure of an organization is very important because it determines the different roles and how all the departments perform. The organizational structure consists of a group of people that works together to achieve the goals that are implemented.
Structure is the basis through which an organization seeks to create control the direction of an organization. This is completed through clear definitions of the allocation of work, differentiation, and the coordination of having those responsibilities working together towards the efforts of the organization, integration (Bolman & Deal, 1993, pp). Through these methods, the organization is able to devise a division of labor that collaborates to bring about the missions and goals of an organization. The structure that comes about from this can be varied in their rigidness and flexibility it allows, and to an extent this is a great contribution to its success.
for the oversight of delegating processes and expected outcomes. Without structure there is a potential for chaos to ensue, communication to be inhibited, thereby preventing goals from getting accomplished. Organizational structure is an important tool managers use to increase efficiency within the departments (Sullivan, 2013) and is an important line of communication for employees at the department level as well as throughout the organization. Every
The organization structure is a framework of roles, responsibilities, authority and communication relationships that are deliberately designed to accomplish an organization’s tasks and achieve its objectives. A lack of organizational structure means that developmental projects and administrative responsibilities are often neglected.
*“Toyota Service Management and Project Implementation Plan*” Report provides the complete analysis of Toyota and its Production System. The report includes the brief history about organisation and consists of a comprehensive description about Toyota Production System (TPS). Further we have analysed the Business and Marketing strategy of the Toyota and performed the “SWOT” analysis in order to understand the strengths, weaknesses of the organisation and also threats to the organisation. The information that had been gathered via various means of the overall Business functioning of Toyota has been transformed graphically into “Blueprint” that helps us to have a better picture of Toyota’s business.
Organizational structure is a formal relationship between management and the employees. It is a way to motivate the employees and get them to working. It is also away to get employees to follow the company goals, and work together as a team. To make an organization work they need to have an organized structure to be able to run the company. The mission
Organization structure can be defined as the pattern of relationship among positions in the organization and members of the organization. Structure provides the framework for organizational activities and the management. Organization structure can be described as a framework that delegates responsibilities, working roles and relationship, and channel of communication.
Strong organizational structure allows a company to better focus on set of goals instead of each groups working towards each agenda. This strong
The Toyota Corporation has a unique business philosophy, even in the hard times of the economy they stand up and out for their employees and their business processes. Toyota’s mission statement is "To attract and attain customers with high-valued products and services and the most satisfying ownership experience in America" (Toyota.com, 2011). They have exceeded in their mission to do this as well as in their vision to be the most successful and respected car company in America. In this document we will discussion in detail the business goals and objectives of the Toyota Corporation which fall under their philosophy also known as the “Toyota Way”. We will also explain our marketing
Toyota is a successful automaker. The quality of the products brought to market is of high quality and sold for a reasonable price. Their leadership showed strong business acumen and they were on the tip of the spear when it came to the innovation and marketing of hybrid vehicles. Their senior leadership and managers have anticipated market changes and kept their finger on the pulse of the consumers. Increasing market share, revenue, and profit have been the standard for Toyota. Management is a discipline of organizing and allocating a firms resources to achieve a desired outcome (Keat and Young 2009). For years, Toyota has reaped in the fruits of achieving their outcomes, but in late 2009 and early 2010 they faced economic conditions that turned their prosperous world upside down.
Toyota Motor Corporation is an international company that is the largest producer of automobiles in Japan. Currently, the firm is the world 's second biggest motor vehicle dealer in relation to total assets, income, and benefits. The enterprise was established in 1937 as Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Limited. Since its conception, it has grown and expanded its operations to all continents. Its success is based on the nature of its products and manufacturing processes. In 2010, Toyota sold 7.24 million units worldwide (Toyota, 2010). This paper analysis its structure and the strategic management that have seen it grow rapidly to become the world 's leading manufacturer of motor vehicles.
The importance of an organization 's structure is typically the hierarchical plan of lines of authority, communications, rights and duties of an organization. It
Toyota positioned itself in the American auto market and defined its organizational strategy as high quality, innovative engineering and producing some of the safest auto mobiles on the road, and in one fell swoop, the integrity and quality of their vehicles were not only brought into question, but many consumers looked elsewhere for their automotive needs. The Toyota group and its subsidiaries has had a prominence in Japan for years, but the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) embargo of 1973 allowed Japan to bring its kaizen work ethic to the US and begin to gain an automotive presence that allowed Toyota to compete with America’s big three: Ford, GM and Chrysler. The big three controlled the market up until this point and it would take some time but by 1980 Toyota was the fourth leading manufacturer in the US and poised to gain ground and by 2008 Toyota, Honda and Nissan made prolific jumps with around 32% of the market share. Unfortunately the economic recession slowed all manufacturers’ growth but trends such as forty-three-year-old Hyundai has surpassed 107 year-old Ford in global sells would mark the end of the big three reigns, with GM and Chrysler taking part in the controversial automotive bailout in 2009. This also harkened back to the belief those automakers had little vigilance on the market and their long term control left them vulnerable to better organizational strategies. Market growth in the US had become stagnant by 2008 so
Organizational structure is a system that consists of explicit and implicit institutional rules and policies designed to outline how various work roles and responsibilities are delegated, controlled and coordinated. (Investopedia, 2017) , It determines the guidelines of activities such as task distribution, coordination, and supervision to reach and achieve organizational objectives. The organization can be structured in various ways, depending on its objectives.