Managing People in Organisations

MANAGING
PEOPLE IN
ORGANISATIONS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Existing Organisational Structure...............................................................................................1
Existing Organisational Culture..................................................................................................3
Comparative Models or Organisation Structure.........................................................................5
Strengths and Weaknesses..........................................................................................................6
Arguments for Favour.................................................................................................................8
Influence of Organisational Structure on its Culture..................................................................8
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................8
PART 2............................................................................................................................................9
How Leadership Development and Employee Motivation could be implemented in Amazon..9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management is an appropriate area of practice which is associated with
planning, recruiting, managing, guiding and directing people in an organisation. Furthermore, an
organisation's structure and culture contribute appropriately in terms of paving ways for
managers in relation to managing the human resources within the company in an effective
manner (Hopkins and Markham, 2018). The report below is based on Amazon, which is one of
the biggest E-commerce organisations within service industry. Assignment includes existing
organisational structure and culture of the firm, along with its advantage and disadvantage.
Moreover, comparative models of organisation structure and their relative merits and demerits
have also been involved in the report. In addition to this, leadership development and employee
motivation are important aspects of the assignment below.
PART 1
Existing Organisational Structure
Amazon is an E-commerce organisation which is related to online ordering and delivery
of groceries, household items, apparels, gadgets and so forth. Furthermore, its organisational
structure is highly effective, which is inclusive of Chief Executive Officer, Directors, Chief
Financial Officer, Departmental Heads and Managers.
The structure of Amazon is showcased below, which is an appropriate and effective
display of the hierarchy as adopted by the company.
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Illustration 1: Amazon's Organisational
Structure
(Source: Organisational Structure of Amazon.com, 2019)
As reflected above, the organisational structure of the company is made to enhance
autonomy within its global operations. Moreover, it is designed in a way that a regular
interaction is established. Moreover, influence of managers and leaders globally is determined by
the design of the structure.
However, there are several advantages and disadvantages of the organisational structure
of Amazon (Amazon.com Inc.’s Organizational Structure Characteristics (An Analysis), 2019).
Some of these points are which are reflected below:
Advantages:
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