Functional Areas in Business Organization and Required Employee Skills

WORLD OF
WORK
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASKS ............................................................................................................................................3
Functional areas in business organization...................................................................................3
Types of skills required by employees to work effectively in functional areas..........................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Business functions are the capabilities and processes which defines the work that needs to
be done by the company. The functions of an organization are the medium which helps an
organization to perform effectively through which they can meet organizational objectives and
maintain competitive position of the organization (Alyousef, 2018). There are various functions
that are performed by an organization which can relate to different different sectors of a
company that can ensure smooth operations are performed that will support in meeting the
targets in constructive manner. This report will be discussing about the various functions that are
performed in a business. The project will also outline various skills and competencies that are
required by employees through which they can effectively perform the business functions.
TASKS
Functional areas in business organization
The functional area of business play a crucial role and these support companies in
performing effectively and meet the needs of customers, employees, leaders and shareholders.
The functions of organisation are the capabilities and processes which define the work that will
be done by them. There are various functional areas of business which support companies in
meeting their targets and enhancing the competitive position of company. The different
functional areas that must be focused by business and IOM electronics are discussed beneath:
 HR department- The HR department of an organization focuses on managing people of
the company where they have to perform various functions that can be related to
management of employees from the day of joining to the last day of working with the
company. The function of HR department is to focus on managing the payroll, managing
conflicts, maintaining safe and positive organizational culture, recruiting right candidate
for right job role, maintaining positive employee relations, providing effective training
and development, offering compensation and benefits to employees (Dano, 2019). The
function of HR department of IOM electronics is to recruit candidates who can be
valuable for the organisation and how they can support in accomplishing the targets that
can support in meeting competitive position of company.
 Sales department- The sales department of an organization focus on following various
functions and activities through which they can generate higher sales that will support in
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