Organizational Structure: A Case Study of Moss and McAdams Accounting Firm

Running head: MOSS AND MCADAMS ACCOUNTING FIRM
Moss and McAdams Accounting Firm
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Introduction
The following essay would feature a case study to testify what happens when a
company do not realize the appropriate implementation of organizational structure. The
situations that the company has been in due to this would be described with proper
justifications below with the descriptions of the organizational structures.
Functional organizational structure
The functional organizational structure is a typical type of organizational structure
where the organization is further divided into sub-groups based on the functional areas of the
organizations, like IT, marketing, finance and others.
Strengths
 Focus on Specialization
 Operational Speed
 Operational Clarity
Weaknesses
 Segregation
 Weakening of the bonds common to each other
 Lack of Coordination
 Territorial Disputes
Matrix Organizational Structures
This is an organizational structure that mostly focuses upon the reporting relationship
structure of the company based upon matrices or grids, not following the formal or traditional
forms of organizational hierarchy (Winnubst, 2017).
Strengths
 Clear articulation about project objectives
 Proper integration of functional objectives and project objectives
 Efficient use of limited human resources
 Rapid and proper information flow within the system

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Weaknesses
 Problems in understanding the company hierarchy
 Increase in organizational complexity
 Increase in management overhead costs
Projectized organizational structures
This is an organizational structure where the company organizes the activities via
programs or portfolios to implement them throughout projects.
Strengths
 Clear line of authority
 Shorter lines of communication
 Less time consumption
 Good communication and cooperation
 Versatile and flexible process
Weaknesses
 Behaviour of project manager can be arrogant as he or she has full authority of
the projects
 Tight schedule with stressful environment
 Multiple projects induce poor communication
 Cost of employees and equipment can be higher
Organizational structure used in the two projects
The first case that was started in the M&M firm had been the situation where there
was an accounts manager called Palmer within the organization, but he never regarded the
other employees as lesser in authority (Lock, 2017). They all were approachable and so was
the business information easily spread amongst the entire organization not considering the
hierarchical levels. Therefore, the organization follows the Matrix Organizational Structure in
this regard.
In the second case, when Sands contacted Palmer, he could see that the company now
followed the orders of Palmer without getting on with the business. Therefore, it can be said