Introducing Modern Place

Introducing Modern
Place

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
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INTRODUCTION
Organisational structure are related with various rules, regulations, policies which are
adopted by the company with the aim of achieving the goals and objective. While culture of the
organisation refers to the values, attitude and behaviour of the employees working in the
organisation. The success of the organisation depends upon both of these factors. In this report
the organisational structure and culture of Shell company is being discussed which contributes to
their performance. In this report various theories and models of the organisational design and
culture are also discussed.
Main Body
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, also known as Shell is a oil and gas company which is
incorporated in UK but headquartered in Netherlands. Shell is ninth largest company throughout
the world by revenue while in Europe it is largest oil and gas company. The scope of work of
Shell is large as they are active in all areas of oil and gas that includes exploration, refining,
marketing and distribution etc. The company is also engaged in various activities related to
renewable energy which includes biofuels, energy-kite system etc. The company has their
operations in more than 70 countries (Elsmore, 2017).
The organisational structure is concerned with the hierarchy in which the roles and
responsibilities are allocated to the people as per their capabilities. Shell is a multinational
company that has been operating in various countries due to which they follows the tall structure.
Tall structure is then further divided into various divisions, departmental heads and service
heads. In a tall structure there are supervisors who handles the activities as they have the
authority to do so. The organisational structure of Shell is complex as they have wide network of
outlets so further they follows matrix structure as they are large organisation. In this the
employees are grouped as per specific function or product or both. With the help of the structure
of the organisation the relationship, authority and responsibility, channel of communication can
be easily and clearly defined which develop understanding among the people working in the
organisation. This make them consistent towards their goals and objectives with which the
companies can easily diversify their business. Also this facilitates implementation of the policies
and strategies effective. While designing the structure of the organisation various factors that are