Organisational Design and Change Management

Organisational Design and
change management
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Importance of organisational design theory in organisational structure and fulfilling
organisational strategy................................................................................................................4
M1 Appropriate theories and concepts to critically evaluate the importance of organisational
design..........................................................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P2 Different approaches and techniques used for attracting, maintaining, developing and
rewarding human resources to create a skilled and dedicated workforce...................................5
M2 Critically analyse different approaches and techniques to motivation, human capital and
knowledge management..............................................................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
(Covered in PPT.).......................................................................................................................9
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P4 How organisational design has to respond and adapt to change management and the
relationship that exists between the two using a specific organisational situation.....................9
M4 Different types of changes that can affect organisational design, including
transformational and psychological change..............................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
Organization design is refers to the effective process for developing the appropriate way
in which business are structured and run smoothly (Rivera-Torres and et.al., 2015). In addition to
this, organisation design also includes creation of roles, process and structure that contributes in
ensuring that the all the determined goals can be attained. Thus, it is important for manager of
the company to ensure that all the organisational activities can be done successfully. Along with
this, it also consist various aspects of employees activities at work like formations of team, shift
patterns, lines of reporting, effective decision making process, communication channel and many
more. All these are crucial within the business at the time of developing as well as creating an
effective organisational design (Nordin and et.al., 2012). With the help of this, company can
easily attain their goals and objectives and at the same time also enhance the possibilities of
developing positive brand image. Apart from this, change management is also includes an an
important activity for company in managing any kind of changes so that negative impact can be
easily eliminated. Mainly, change management is and effective aspect as it is a collective term
for all the approaches that used to prepare, support and at the same time also help individual in
managing changes successfully. This can be beneficial for company in attainment of all the
required business outcomes. For attaining the same, manager of business organisation needs to
develop appropriate organisation design that help in managing all the changes in an effective
manner. It directly contributes in enhancing overall performance of company at market place.
Current report is based on Syngenta, is a famous world leading plan science business that
committed to promoting sustainable agriculture by innovative research and technology. The main
purpose of this company is to bringing plan potential to life. This report is going to discussed
about the importance of organisation design in attainment of organisational strategy and its set
goals. In addition to this, different approaches for attracting as well as maintaining human
resource is also discussed that contributes in creating a skilled and dedicated workforce.
Research and implementation of contemporary knowledge is mentioned to support emerging HR
development. At last, how organisation design has to respond and adopt change management is
discussed here.
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TASK 1
P1 Importance of organisational design theory in organisational structure and fulfilling
organisational strategy
Organisational design is refers to significant aspect for business organisation as it help
company in executing as well as running their business activities (Doppelt, 2017). An effective
organisational design is helpful in conducting business operations that put positive impact over
the overall performance of company at market place. For attaining the same, there is requirement
of manage changes at the time of developing an organisational design because it provide proper
assistance to business in executing all the task and activities in an appropriate way. In context to
Syngenta, company follow Matrix organisational structure as it includes staff member from
different department that work together in a teams in order to perform a specific and common
project. With the help of this approach, company make their employees more talented and able to
work together with more efficiency. A matrix structure is an effective and also refers to the
project team structure in which leader of a team manage all the specific task and project
activities. Each team includes members from different department. Under this type of structure
every team members have their own expertise and specialism towards the project activities.
In relation to this, contingency theory of organisational structure is also an effective
theory that provide a framework for effectively analysis of study the organisation design
(Lozano, Ceulemans and Seatter, 2015). As it also hold one of the most effective organisational
structural design that is fits for contingencies. As Syngenta is also use contingency theory at the
time of implement the organisational design as it support in providing the proper guidance and
better decision to employee so that they perform well in completing the specified common
project acclivities. In this, manager of Syngenta also give all the necessary information to team
members who are execute a particular project. It may contributes in eliminating the possibilities
of arising any kind of issues and obstacles in attainment their set goals and objectives. By using
contingencies theory of organisational design will assist company in attaining growth and at the
same time also develop business activities. This will assist in enhancing the overall performance
of company in an effective manner. In addition to this, use of contingency theory of
organisational structure with matrix structure is effective that assist in evaluating as well as
determining all the changes effectively. Due to dynamic nature of business environment, changes
in business operation is easily occur because of market environment of company is also change
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