Management and Organization in Global Environment

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Executive Summary
The organization is an essential concept in the field of business, especially in business
management. The organization structure of every organization is described by six essential
elements namely departmentalization, chain of command, the span of control, centralization or
decentralization, work specialization and degree of formalization. There four commonly used
contingencies used to describe the organizational environment are a strategy, size of the
organization, technology, and environment. I chose Apple Inc. which is a large international
organization to discuss its organization based on the six organizational elements and the
contingency in its environment.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary.......................................................................................................... 2

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Introduction.................................................................................................................... 3
Six Key Elements of an Organization Structure........................................................................4
Departmentalization...................................................................................................... 5
Span of Control............................................................................................................ 6
Degree of formalization.................................................................................................. 7
Work Specialization...................................................................................................... 9
Decentralization and Centralization................................................................................... 9
Chain of Command..................................................................................................... 10
Contingencies Used To Define the Organizational Environment.................................................11
The Six Organizational Structure Elements in Apple Inc..........................................................12
The Four Basic Contingency Variables in Apple Inc................................................................13
References............................................................................................................... 14
Management and Organization in Global Environment
Introduction
In the contemporary business world, globalization has been embraced by so many states bringing
with it opportunities as well as challenges. Management and Organization in Global
Environment involve the technics and mechanisms to deal with the rapid changes brought by

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globalization which include economic, socio-political and technological perspectives. The ability
to adapt very fast to the global challenges is very crucial in creating and sustaining the
competitive advantage necessary for the survival and development of any business organization-
small, medium and large organizations. The organizational structure of any business organization
highly contributes to its success as well as its failures thus rethinking the organizational
structure, and environment frequently is essential for the sustainability of the organization.
Top managers and policy makers in all business sectors are faced with several challenges such as
funding falloffs, competition for the limited available resources, escalating cost as well as
demand for high-quality products and services among many more, (Zhang, Bhuiyan and Kong,
2018, pp. 731). This essay is about the critical elements used to define the structure of an
organization, and it also discusses the contingencies used in identifying the organizational
environment in any organization. Creating a good organization culture helps an organization to
carry out its operations smoothly.
Six Key Elements of an Organization Structure
A well designed and implemented organizational structure plays a crucial role in the effective
and efficient operation of any organization. A poor organizational structure can bring so many
challenges to an organization such as high employee turnover, low revenues, weak brand loyalty
as well as low productivity among many more. The six elements of an Organizational structure
are used as a basis by many management experts to formulate an appropriate organizational
structure for any organization.
An organizational structure that is successful in one organization will not necessarily be
successful is adopted in different organization. Every organization has a unique organizational
environment, and thus a comprehensive analysis should be carried out before settling for the