Organisational structure

Organisational structure

Table of Contents
Organisational structure...............................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................3
Problem........................................................................................................................................3
Theories........................................................................................................................................3
RECOMMANDATION...............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................6
REFERANCES............................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This case study includes problem which is being faced by Graham Steinberg vice
president of US based Hydro Generation. He is facing a problem related to staffing Brett Jones
at Dam project In Tanzania. This case study further includes cultural dimension and
consideration of Steinberg related to culture of HG and Tanzania.
Problem
This case Study is about Brett Jones who works for HG in its project at Tanzania. There
are various reasons which make him a perfect employee for the project being carried out be
company in Tanzania. This includes his qualification and experience and ability which have
been shown by him at Tanzania project in initial and construction time. Even after this there
are few things which raise a question for the vice president of the company whether he should
return Jones on the project in Tanzania or not. In this the problem is related to their way of
managing situations and their orientation for Christianity. Jones have managed very well with
locals of Tanzania but he is not able and most probably do not want to work and associate
himself with expatriates to Tanzania in a situation where he can help them to adjust at
unfriendly environment to Tanzania.
Theories
The theories which can be applied in this scenario are theories of culture and cultural
diversity. Most suitable theories in this are Handy's culture model and Hofestead's model of
culture.
Handy's Culture Model
This model encompasses four types of culture, the models are power culture, role
culture, task culture and person culture.
Power Culture
In this culture power is held be few individuals in organization. These people are those
whose influence is very specific for the organization and its employees and operations
(Nasaireh, Abdullah and Obeidat, 2019). HG is a multinational organization and this is why it