Production and Downsizing There are times when a business is faced with a sudden need increase its productivity. This can be caused by a boost in popularity of one or more products, or an opening within the market. The best way to bolster productivity is to assess the current structure of the organization. The workforce, processes, supply, and goals must all be evaluated. Understanding where cuts need to be made is often an important factor, as well as knowing if you will be able to successfully satisfy the demands of the consumers that are awaiting the product. Changing the structure of the organization into a functional structure would be propitious for the company given the goals it wishes to achieve. Functional structures are excellent for creating employees with highly specialized and specific skills, which could certainly be beneficial in a candy company. Having employees with in-depth knowledge of the product can push the company towards further success in the future. These employees are often considered star employees, which are noted for being fast, efficient and confident. “Specialization leads to operational efficiencies and enhances productivity levels” (Davoren, n.d.). While functional structures have their strengths, the weaknesses are also important factors to consider. Communication, an undeniably vital aspect of any organization, can become strained and stalled within functional organizations. Employees can become too focused on their individual tasks and
Communication is one of the most important parts of any relationship. Business relationships are no different. Having effective business communication or not having effective business communication can positively or negatively impact the success of an entire organization. Unfortunately, there are many barriers that can obstruct effective business communication. Those barriers come in four different categories. Those categories are personal barriers, physical barriers, sematic barriers and process barriers. A manager must know how to work around the communication barriers and use his or her communication skills to keep business operations going smoothly and to make improvements to the
In order for communication to be effective within a work setting it is essential to establish and sustain good relationships with a diverse range of people and agencies. Within a work setting, poor communication can lead to a number of factors, i.e. low moral, mistrust, anger, anxiety and isolation. If communication issues are not resolved
Within any organization communication is essential for a successful business to occur. The collaboration and cooperation between the workforce and our
Communication plays a key role in organizations as it allows organizations to be able to work effectively. Employees in an organization also benefits by communicating with other members and feeling being a part of the organization. It is not possible for an organization to operate without any communication between various levels, departments and employees.
An organization must align its strategy and structure to allow itself to achieve performance improvements over time. The four different structures, simple, functional, multidivisional, and matrix, are all suited to allow companies with different strategies to succeed but the company must decide which of these is correct for itself. A small start-up company will overburden itself with excessive cost if it seeks to implement a functional structure because it clearly will not have the talent on hand to create whole departments of HR employees or accountants. On the other hand, a company that grows to become a large multi-national
Without organizational communication, it would be extremely difficult to know what an organization stands for, why it exists, who its customers are, how work is completed, who has authority over others and so on. “Organizational communication serves as the glue that holds everything together while, at the same time, acting as a magnifying glass by making this clearer” (Hartzell, Sherri;, 2003-2015) What this means to me is that, be clear, and have everyone on the same
Some of the biggest obstacles organizations face is the lack of communication between leadership and its employees. Communication can be interpreted through speaking, gestures, or writing. Ineffective communication can lead to employee turnover, job dissatisfaction, poor decision-making, and missed opportunities. Organizations should set clear expectations to improve relationships among employees, company culture and values.
Communication proficiencies are vital for each and every one in any professional organization, specifically for leaders and owners. Some individuals are purely talented in interpersonal skills, although those who aren't can learn and practice effective communication
Studies have revealed that organizational communication among other elements impact how a person understands and manages conflict (Alhassan, M. A., Zulkipli, G., & Nizam Isha, A. S., 2014). This has a significant impact on the effectiveness of an organization. Goswami & Goswami list the first element of organizational structure as effective communication, followed by effective coordination, speed responsiveness to the customer internally and externally as well as empowerment of the employees through the
The functional structure provides employees, as well as their appropriate departments, with a clear objective and purpose for their work. As an example, employees within a marketing department know that their job is marketing and, as a result, those employees can focus on improving their marketing work and even specialize in a specific area of marketing. On the other hand, functional structure can create divisions between departments if a conflict develops between departments.
Communication is a big part of running an organization, without it, it can fail. Communication skills, such as conflict management, team-building, and effective communication skills, could
As mentioned by Marty Blalock in the Wisconsin Business Alumni website, “communication in a business organization provides the critical link between core functions” and that makes ineffective communication very expensive for any business”.
For a functional organization to process information proper communication is essential. Communication inside the organization is often looked at when analyzing a companies’ potential for success. Law enforcement agencies rely on the process of communications between the different departments. Communication
Do we benefit form downsizing: Is downsizing really necessary or not. Can we find some other way to avoid downsizing.
Communication is essential in all facets of an organization. It can aid in decision making, planning and conflict resolution. The ability to effectively communicate allows facilitation of relationships between superiors and subordinates; essentially this creates higher job satisfaction (Dogra, A., 2012). Open communication where employees have opportunity to voice their ideas and concerns, corelates to employees feeling a sense of value within the organization, which creates motivation (Dogra, A., 2012). Furthermore, in conjunction with these ideas, a sense of partnership and loyalty begin to develop between subordinates and superiors. The responses to this are typically seen in greater responsibility being given to the subordinate.