Organization Structure and Effectiveness

Organization Structure and effectiveness
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Organization Structure and
effectiveness
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9/18/2019

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Executive Summary
The organization structure and innovation plays the major role in driving the
performance of company. The increasing competition has developed the emerging
need to shift from traditional hierarchical structure to team based organization
structure. It provides flexibility and engages employees in improving performance of
company. The pressure of external environment creates the necessity to adopt
innovations in the business and enhance the customer experience for sustaining of
competitive advantage of company. The report will highlight the organisation
structure and the strategies adopted by Woolworths. It will also include the impact of
organization structure on management innovation and business performance of
Woolworths.

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Contents
Executive Summary......................................................................................................1
Introduction...................................................................................................................2
Organization structure and strategies..........................................................................3
Organization Strategies................................................................................................4
Impact of company’s structure on management innovation.........................................5
Impact of company structure on overall business performance...................................6
Recommendations........................................................................................................8
Conclusion....................................................................................................................8
References.................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The organization structure and the innovation strategies adopted by the company
plays the major role in influencing the performance of the organization and attain
higher profitability. Implementation of effective strategies allows the organization to
accomplish its goals and sustain the competitive advantage of the company
(Rajabian Tabesh, Batt and Butler, 2016).
The additional paragraphs of the report will cover the organization structure of
Woolworth group limited and the strategies adopted by company. It will also highlight
the effect of organization structure and the strategies on company performance.
Further it will cover the recommendations to improve the performance of company.
Woolworths Group Limited is recognised as a famous Australian supermarket chain
that delivers value to the customers by providing connected retail experience. The
company currently operates 1008 stores across Australia and employs 2, 01,522
team members. The customer base of company has reached to 29 million
customers. Woolworths analyse the changing needs of the customers and develop
the business strategies that helps in delivering quality, value and convenience to the
customers. The company develops the innovative strategies and adopts team based
structure that helps in creating specialisation and improve the performance of the
company. The company proactively responds to the changing needs and sustain its
edge over its competitors (Woolworth Group, 2018).
Organization structure and strategies
It is analysed that Woolworths adopts team based organization structure under
which the employees of one team cannot perform the tasks of other teams and the