Impact of Organizational Structure and Culture on Healthcare Environment

HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

Executive Summary
Organizational structure is one of the essential components that are related to the work
culture of an organization. According to the case study, Road organization has a flatter
organization structure. It’s Founder Mr Frank Maintains a friendly and supportive work
environment. This is very much essential for the holistic development of the employees
of the organization and its employees.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................1
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
1. Describe the Structure of the organization outlined below....................................................3
2. Organizational culture............................................................................................................4
3. Describe how the structure of this organization can impact the culture of the organization
culture of the organization..........................................................................................................5
4. Two potential changes to improve the position of the organisation.......................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Organizational structure is one of the essential components of an organization. Holistic
development of the organization depends on the work culture. In the study, the
organizational structure and culture of the road organization are done. Different theories
are recommended for the improvement of the Road organization. The relation between
the organizational structure and culture are analysed in a proper manner. The summary
whole analysis is done in the concluding part.
1. Describe the Structure of the organization outlined below
This kind of organizational structure is mainly known as Flatter. This kind of
organizational structure mainly comprises of the open forum of communication (Gabriel,
2015). The Structure of the organization Road is like that of the healthcare organization.
The organization comprises of Frank who is the registered Healthcare manager. He is the
founder member of the organization. There is team leader present who has the
responsibility to guide the team in a smooth manner. These structures are mainly
maintained in small organizations and start-ups for better healthcare facilities. In this
process, the democratic leadership is followed (Koirala, 2015). One nurse who has the
experience of the medical profession is present. Three support workers are and two
assistant support healthcare staffs are present who works under the supervision of the
team leader. One cleaner is there who is responsible for cleaning the office. Frank
maintains an open forum of discussion as the action plan is made with the participation
of all the employees.
The team leader or the founder before taking any important decision discusses it with the
employees. The employees are given full freedom to express their opinion in the mater
(Mehmet, 2015). It is seen that the founder of Roads Frank works hand in hand with his
employees. Feedback is given by Frank in a proper way so that the employees can
improve the quality of the work. Flatter organizational structure is important for the
growth and improvement of the healthcare staffs (Puranam and Maciejovsky, 2017). It is
seen that in this kind of organizational structure the efficiency of the employees is more
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