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Discussion Assignment: Discussion
In what ways can a companys structure and culture be an internal strength or weakness?
Company structure, according to Newstrom (2014) could be conceptualized as the format in which an organizations business units as well as departments are organized. It therefore follows that there are various ways in which the said organization could be done; i.e. functional organizational structure, divisional organizational structure, simple organizational structure, etc. (Wheelen, Hunger, Hoffman & Bamford, 2018). The organizational structure could be an internal strength in those scenarios whereby it is aligned with the specific operational aspects of the company. For instance, in those instances where there is need to ensure that employees are grouped according to specialization, a functional structure would be most ideal. This is especially the case when as a consequence of the nature of its operations, an organizations is keen to attain departmental competence. On the other hand, a companys structure could be an internal weakness when it is misaligned with the overall size of the company. This is to say that a startup offering a single product and covering a small market (i.e. with its target market being a single city) would ideally have in place a structure...…a company to hire employees from diverse backgrounds if it only operates in a closely knit community of people having the same sets of values, ideals and beliefs. Organizational culture could be a weakness in those scenarios whereby it does not mirror the expectations, outlook, and hopes of employees. This is more so the case in those scenarios whereby employees have a low opinion of the culture already in place. For instance, if a majority of the companys employees happen to be young persons, then a culture that is too rigid and provides little room for meaningful employee interactions and creation…
References
Black, J.S., Bright, D.S. & Gardener, D.G. (2019). Organizational Behavior. 12th Media Services.
Newstrom, J. (2014). Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Wheelen, T., Hunger, J.D., Hoffman, A.N. & Bamford, C.E. (2018). Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy. Pearson Education
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