Organizational Structure and System Acquisition Method of Coca Cola

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Table of Content
Introduction of the organization.................................................................................................2
Organizational Structure........................................................................................................2
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................3
Part-1..........................................................................................................................................3
Current organizational structure.............................................................................................3
Operational Problems caused by the structure.......................................................................4
System acquisition method....................................................................................................5
Describing and drawing the system flowchart of sales procedures for Coca Cola................6
Identifying any control problems in the system and sorts of fraud possible in the system....7
Part 2:.........................................................................................................................................7
Development and adoption of the accounting software.........................................................7
Current market size................................................................................................................9
Identifying the leaders in the market size and what provides them the competitive advantages
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Identifying the current gaps or challenges encountered by the users or customer of accounting
software package......................................................................................................................11
Recommendation..................................................................................................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
References................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction of the organization
This report provides a detailed literature review revolving around the organizational
structure, its impact on the operation and system acquisition method. The purpose of the
report is to review how organizational structure and operational methods can influence the
overall performance of the business. In order to conduct the review with real-world
evidences, the report include Coca Cola, which is soft drink and beverage items
manufacturer. The firm was established in 1886 but now has become a global leader in non-
alcoholic beverage industry. Coca Cola employed 92,800 employees in 200 nations.
However, the current operational scenario indicate that net revenue of Coca Cola has declined
by 20% for the first quarter as well as 15% for the full year (coca-colaglobal.com).
Nonetheless, the recent data also indicates that Coca Cola delivered an increasing fourth
quarter operating results. It is particularly identified that the organization delivered broad-
based organic revenue growth while the overall revenue may continue to be impacted largely
due to the ongoing refreshing initiatives. The following paragraph defines the organizational
structure of Coca Cola.
Organizational Structure
It has been identified that Coca Cola Company presently employs approximately
94,800 employees. As per the general organizational structure gained from company’
website, there are almost more than five different hierarchical level at the corporate level.
The head of the Canadian division report to the president as well as COO of the North
America Group. The president reports to the CFO, who further reports to the general level.
Because of its tall structure, Coca Cola has experienced communication issues. One of the
major problem found through a survey conducted by Irefin et al. (pp. 33-41), is the people
and the organization lacked a clear goals. In this context, Crifo et al. (pp. 405-416)

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commented that tall hierarchies also remains as motivation problem and due to which the
organization is seeking to get employees more engaged.
Figure 1: Organizational Structure
(Source: Sadraoui et al. pp53-76)
Literature Review
Part-1
Current organizational structure
A brief of the organizational structure has been provided above in the introductory
section and it is found that organization observes a major communication problems such as
lack of understanding about the gaols between the people and the organization. It is also
found that due to tall hierarchies, the organization faces motivational issues. Moodie, Rob, et