Introduction to Management - Written Assessment

Introduction to
Management

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Advantages and disadvantages of the different types of organisational structure.......................3
Business functions and their responsibilities...............................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Marketing function and its relation to business success..............................................................4
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................5
3) Management functions and how they manage a business.......................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
Talent Management and Organisational Culture.........................................................................6
Define organisational culture and explain how positive culture impacts on the success of an
organisation..................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Management refers to the activity of setting up the strategies in the organisation and
further coordinating the efforts of the employees to ensure that the business is headed in the right
direction of completion of the objectives. The organisational structure refers to the system that
outlines the ways in which the certain activities are conducted in the organisation so that the
business is able to attain its goals (Dimitrantzou and et. al., 2021). In this report, the advantages
and disadvantages of different types of organisational structure is discussed along with the
business functions and responsibilities. Further the marketing function is discussed along with
the role of HR in relation to the talent management.
Main Body
TASK 1
Advantages and disadvantages of the different types of organisational structure
There are several types of organisational structure that can be followed in the
organisation in order to ensure that the activities and functions are being performed in a right
manner. Different types of organisational structure are discussed below along with the
disadvantages and advantages:
 Hierarchical structure- This is a pyramid shaped structure in which the information,
roles and responsibilities are being followed in a chain of command where it is flows
from the senior level of management to the lower level (Storm and et. al., 2021). The
advantage of following this structure is the Clear line of authority which ensures that the
authority is being distributed in a right manner and everyone in the organisation knows
that they are required to follow the chain of command. The disadvantage of this structure
is that the power is centralized, due to high centralisation of power sometimes it results in
ineffective decision making and the employees feel that they have no control over the
work that they do.
 Divisional structure- This structure focuses on giving control of the decisions to the
different departments. Each division has the ability to make their decisions and
information on their own. Advantage of this structure is that each department in the