Leadership And The New Sciences

Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
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Introduction
The organizational design can be described as a methodology which is usually used by
the various firms to ensure that the dysfunctional aspects of the work flow can be managed
accordingly along with driving considerate procurements and the structures as well as the
systems (Aubry & Lavoie-Tremblay, 2018). In association with this, it is effective to mention
that realigning the fit to the current business goals and realities along with development of the
responding plans is the key to the overall success. In association with this, it is effective to state
that when a firm aims to engage in long term goals, it is effective to understand the technical as
well as the people side of the operations (Bowditch & Buono, 2001). For the different
companies who aim to engage in a high performance culture, it can be effectively mentioned
that, the employees are required to be motivated in a manner such that they are empowered and
committed to the business. The main reason why the organizational design is critical ca be
mentioned to be as follows:
 It helps in gaining customer excellence
 It assists in ensuring that the firm can achieve its targets regularly
 It helps in seeing to it that the firm is being able to engage in reduced operating costs and
lastly, it assists in seeing to it that the overall company culture can be uplifted
accordingly.
The organizational design refers to the core business procedures and in association with
this, a well-designed and defined system needs to be operated so that the collective initiatives of
the individuals can be built accordingly (Burton & Obel , 2018). Hence, this report is aimed at
understanding the different organizational designs which are applicable to the firm and in

association with this; it also aims to understand the manner in which the right kind of
organizational design can be implemented accordingly.
Organizational designs
The organizational designs can be adequately defined as the way in which the enterprise
is divided accordingly and the way in which the structures are based on accordingly (Burton,
Obel & Håkonsson, 2015). In association with this, it can be stated that various types of
organizational designs which are prevalent in an enterprise can be understood to be as follows:
 Functional organization.
 Matrix organization.
 Networked organization.
 Virtual organization.
Matrix Design
The matrix design can be adequately described as the most complex type which tends to
ensure that a department is divided into various complex organizational design types and in
association with this, their performance is subject to variance (Capra, 1997). A single individual
working in an enterprise tends to export to two different bosses and hence, the roles may not be
defined adequately. In relation to this, the managers of two different departments may share
adequate subordinates and may be required to see to it that they have to divide the work
accordingly. Moreover, another aspect which is present in this domain can be referred as to the
fact that, the manager has a key role to play in managing the different disputes and ensure that
the operations take place accordingly (Carayannis, Sindakis & Walter, 2015).

A key aspect about the line of command in this type of a structure can be mentioned to be
the fact that the line of command tends to flow vertically as well as horizontally.
In consideration with this, it is effective to mention that the matrix design is also known
multiple command system. In association with this, the design although very complex in nature,
has a line of advantages also which facilitate the learning procedure and assists in ensuring long
term enterprise success (Chokheli, 2015). In association with this, it can be considered effective
to note that, the reason why this matrix design is considered to be very flexible in nature is that,
the design is quite flexible in nature and capable of making quick adjustments as well. These
adjustments may pertain accordingly with the changing customer needs itself. In association with
this, the matrix designs also tend to facilitate the technological advancements and the interactions
which tend to take place can be stated to be much systematized in nature (Chouikha, 2016).
Another reason why these work out well can be contributed to the fact that the employees are
generally skilled individuals and ensure that they are being able to work accordingly well and are
being able to engage in sufficient operations. In consideration with this, it is essential to note that
it helps in saving the costs of the enterprise and in ensuring that, the employees are motivated to
perform well and the attention can be adequately focused towards the completion of a project
(Colombo, Rossi-Lamastra & Matassini, 2016).
However, it needs to be agreed to it that this system as a whole has a certain set of
drawbacks as well. In association with this, it can be effectively stated that the biggest
disadvantage that the enterprise tends to suffer from can be agreed to be the power struggle (Daft
& Steers, 1986).
In this kind of an organizational struggle, it is generally highlighted that, the people may
feel a sense of insecurity, conflicts may take place and the excessive overheads due to the dual
staffing may also lead to increased costs and related associations (Davenport & Prusak, 1998).