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1Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL THEORYOrganizational StructureName of StudentName of UniversityName of TutorDate

2ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREAn organization is a unit that brings many people together with a purpose of achieving some specific goals. An organization may be made up of several or few departments and each of them is responsible for specific functions that enable such organization to carry out its mandate accordingly (Buttle, 2010). The most important role of an organizational structure is to state how activities for example allocation of duties and responsibilities, and coordinating and supervising tasks (Brooksbank, 2011). Organizations should, therefore, be efficient, flexible, and inclusive so that those who work within it find working there enjoyable. More specifically, organizational structure can be seen as a mirror that helps the employees to view their responsibilities, organization, and the corresponding environment. The organization I work for is structured in a simple manner that allows each employee to exactly understand his or her responsibilities and to communicate through well-defined channels. It is a sugar manufacturing company. As I have mentioned that this organization houses many departments, it is clear that a number of people responsible for each department manage the organization. The organization consists of the following structure:Board of DirectorsChairpersonThe Chief Executive OfficerGeneral ManagerDepartmental ManagersSupervisorsJunior employeesThe office holders of each office mentioned above have specific duties and must report to their seniors as required. Several studies of organization structures have indicated that for organizations to achieve their best, communication must be proper and each employee must

3ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREbe aware of his or her duties. The following are the description of the responsibilities of the office bearers stated above:Board of DirectorsIn Butula Sugar Company, the board is made up of six individuals who are elected by the farmers and they must come from within the region where the company is located. The main responsibility of the board is to make policies that are used to run the organization. Other functions of the board of directors includeEnact policies that govern the organizationMake decisions for the senior management Consult with the senior management on the issues touching the organization and the corporate sector. The board of directors forms the head of the organization thereby acting as a bridge between the senior management and the government. In many occasions, the board present and dialogue issues concerning the company with the respective government sector or department. The ChairpersonThe chairperson of the company has a responsibility to link the rest of the employees with theboard of directors. He or she chairs all the meetings that involve the CEO and the other employees and acts as a secretary to the board of directors. The chairperson has limited responsibilities unlike the chief executive officer, who must always be present at the site. The Chief Executive Officer This one of the busy person in the company because he or she must always stay at the site to oversee the operations. His main work is to ensure that that the policies enacted by the board of directors are implemented appropriately. Apart of making sure that policies are implemented perfectly, the Chief Executive Officer, does the following things:

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