Importance of Organisational Design Theory in Fulfilling Organisational Strategy

This document discusses the importance of organisational design theory in the context of organisational structure and fulfilling organisational strategy. It evaluates the significance of organisational design theory using specific examples from Syngenta, a leading plant science business. The document also analyzes different approaches and techniques used for attracting, maintaining, developing, and rewarding human resources to create a skilled and dedicated workforce. Additionally, it evaluates how organisational design responds and adapts to change management using a specific organisational situation.

Unit 36 Human Resources -
Value and Contribution to
Organisational Success

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Evaluate the importance of organisational design theory in the context of organisational
structure and fulfilling organisational strategy, using specific organisational examples............1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
P2 Analyse the different approaches and techniques used for attracting, maintaining,
developing and rewarding human resources to create a skilled and dedicated workforce..........3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Covered in PPT............................................................................................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Evaluate how organisational design has to respond and adapt to change management and
the relationship that exists between the two using a specific organisational situation................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
For gaining the business success as well as development at marketplace, it is vital for firm to
follow effective values and manage that appropriately and efficiently. Moreover, the growth of
firm depends upon the sound management as well as motivational leaders. In addition to this, for
favourable outcomes, it is crucial to incorporates employees, execute tactics and comply value
towards contribution of organisational development (Ahmad and Pantamee, 2020). Also, the
business have to opt change surroundings and manage it is effectual manner for success of firm.
Based upon the scenario, the chosen firm for this report is Syngenta; this is also considered as
one of the leading plant science business across the world. This was developed in year 2000 from
Zeneca and Novartis agricultural division’s merger. Moreover, it is essentially committed
towards promoting sustainable agriculture through unique investigation as well as technology.
The topics that are discussed in this report are effectiveness of organisational design theory,
determination of several approach as well as techniques and human resource development
emergence. Beside this, determination of how organisational designs have to react as well as
adapt to modifications are also explained in this report.
TASK 1
P1 Evaluate the importance of organisational design theory in the context of organisational
structure and fulfilling organisational strategy, using specific organisational examples.
Organisational design is regarded as the chain of activity that aids in aligning or merging
organisational structure for attaining objectives and also formed business in effective and
efficient way. Moreover, it is vital for firm to adopt effectual designs for their business for
formulating new as well as innovative solution in order to resolve several forms of problems
which enhances within organisation for maintaining the competitive advantages (ALTINAY and
et. al., 2020). Syngenta, which is known to be the international growing plant science firm as
well as is also much involved towards sustainable agriculture through unique investigation and
technology. Its intent is to bring plant potential towards life. Additionally, this presently employs
more than 24, 000 person in all over 90 nations. Also, this was established in year 2000 from
Zeneca and Novartis agricultural division’s merger. It is crucial for them to adopt appropriate
organisational design for contributing within accomplishment of business goals in effectual
manner. In order to design entity, it also incorporates research & development, human resource,
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employee’s strategies and so on. Similarly, the structure of firm is undertaken as relationship
among staff in order to share information as well as acknowledging for accomplishment of
organisational objectives. Syngenta obey flat structure which leads staff towards participating
within method of decision taking. As overall personnel obtain an opportunity for facilitating their
recommendation associated with making decisions. Also, this assists in conducting whole
activities in proper potential manner to attain favourable results. Additionally, the theory of
organisational design aids in fulfilling structure and tactics of entity.
Organisational design theory’s importance
Organisational structure as well as design plays vital role in development of business as it
assists in forming communication, enhancement of productivity level and motivating creativity.
Moreover, this also renders surroundings wherein whole individuals rendered their quite
effectual efforts for accomplishment of business goals (Andalib and Mokhlis, 2020) . Syngenta
has design their business for delegating responsibilities, roles as well as managing problems in
effective and efficient way. in addition to this, the design developed by respective entity aids in
removing chaos, formulate relationship, solving conflicts at work premises that leads towards
contributing to maximisation within level of encouragement. Also, the effectualness of
organisational design theory is described underneath:
Responding to changes: The changes at marketplace plays crucial role for entity as this
aid in becoming competitive. Moreover, this is vital for Syngenta to react towards modifications
by forming effectual planning against changing factors like technology, global economy,
competition, expectation as well as needs of consumers for brining evolutionary development at
business. Along with this, respective entity has to formulate strategies for designing its business
and responds accordingly.
Innovative as well as effectualness: The business has to facilitate goods and services as
per the desires of clients and serve that accordingly (Vu and Nwachukwu, 2020). Within this
regards, design and utilisation of organisational structure plays officious role in order to produce
higher quality of offerings. Syngenta has to formulate creative as well as innovative
organisational structure in maximising motivational level of their workforce.
Aligning goals of organisation: This is vital for Syngenta for supporting that depends
upon business in order to operate at marketplace. Moreover, respective firm has effective form of
business control in order to place flexibility for favourable outcomes.
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Integration of new components: Entity explore, forms and develops at market place in
order to respond for changing to external environment that assists in adding new departments and
position which depends on individuals desires. Along with this, organisational design would
assists in integrating new elements in order to restructure business and firm so that it might
accomplish favourable outcomes (Sihite and Tukiran, 2020). Respective firm is planning to adapt
matrix structure as well as updated technology that assist them to facilitate effective services as
well as perform appropriate investigation. Furthermore, it assists in formulating team which
delegate accountability and bring together overall employees that has diverse proficiencies into
project team in effectual and efficient manner.
Dealing with contingencies: The design of firm assists in dealing with contingencies in
order to attain competitive advantage in marketplace. Moreover, this also assists to manage
ability and diversity for innovating new items at marketplace.
Organisational design theory coordinating components: The main role of entity design is
to formulate diversity within workforce based upon several places like origin, race, gender of
workers which have impacts on efficiencies of ventures (West, Visentin and Cleary2020). Also,
it can assist Syngenta in order to manage their staff features associated with work performance,
workforce retirement and many more.
Therefore, it have determined that organisational design is crucial aspects for business
which assists in conducting whole practices in order to develops, grow and success at
marketplace favourably.
TASK 2
P2 Analyse the different approaches and techniques used for attracting, maintaining, developing
and rewarding human resources to create a skilled and dedicated workforce.
The stimulation of expectations or emotions which carry out on would be undertaken as one
of the leads for performing actins known to be motivation. Essentially, it highlights readiness
degree for pursuing anticipated goals which implies locus discovery as well as nature that
incorporates exploration of readiness (Bellamkonda, 2020).
In addition to this, motivation considered as crucial aspects of firm which aids in formulating
affects on ways in which individuals act with respect towards their roles as well as
responsibilities that they have to perform with respect to Syngenta, by suing of different
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approaches and determination of effectual, it may be competitive within market area. Along with
this, the favourable working culture aids them in encouraging employees so that it may become
competent for performing their role as well as responsibilities effectual manner. Syngenta
administrative and leaders are competent to determine the ways by which it may be encourage
persons into working surroundings. For this, it can use either monetary or non financial practices.
So, the approaches which are used by them are described below:
Rewards as well as incentives: It is undertaken as one of the common approach as well as
rewards which is being facilitated through firm for their workers for maximising the
encouragement level of their staff. In respect to Syngenta, it facilitates their staff with distinguish
forms of incentives programmes by that workers may accomplish their goals effectually and
officiously. Also, this would lead them towards maximising their productivity as workers world
work with zeal for furnishing their practices. In addition to this, incentives show as extra amount
which is being facilitated to individuals within their salary as per their performance in specific
project (Botha and Steyn, 2020).
At initial level of career, individuals expected for gaining much so that it can become
competent to accomplish their basic needs into an impelling manner and their desires maximises
based upon the Maslow’s hierarchical needs. An illustration can be undertaken for
acknowledging it, in case of employees excel within their practices thereafter they are facilitated
awards. Along with this, this would motivate them for providing their fuller potential into other
areas. Also, the Syngenta management is responsible for determining the gaps which exists
within person who are performing in effectual manner and other depends on rewards that can be
rendered to workers.
Surrogate career development as well as personal growth: For being competitive within
this emerging world, it is vital for Syngenta to facilitate training and development to workers. An
instance can be undertaken into account for understanding it in such a way as machine has been
into few department and individuals have to perform on accordingly. But as it is new within
market areas and it do not has any understandings about how to work as per it. Then it is vital for
respective firm to render training to their workers through that it would become simple for them
to conduct their functions effectually as well as appropriately (Rhama, 2020). Additionally, this
would assist workers to understand about new aspects as well as techniques and also furnish its
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knowledge as per evolution within firm. So, by rendering staff with challenging task their level
for confidence can be strengths as well as leads towards career developments.
Situational approach: It is undertaken as approach that is basically adopted by firm
management as through it may become competent for developing effective tactics as well as
plans in effectual manner based upon the situation which entity is facing at current times (Zapp,
2020). In regards to Syngenta, their human resource manager opt this particular approach in
order to develop tactics as per circumstances. At recent times, it are adopting this specific
approach to adapt new structure as well as technology which aids them in minimising
communication gaps, disputes and so on in its personnel. For it, they plan to train their workers it
utilise effectively and reduce conflicts.
Thus, it have been suggested that respective firm may apply the above options so that it can
motivates its workers in order to prove effectual services effectual manner. An instance can be
consider to take when employees are trained it would gain new knowledge which would assists
them for delivering their services effectually (Grandin and Sareen, 2020). This would render
entity maximised productivity along with their profitability. Furthermore, this is also suggested
that respective firm can rendered their workers with flexible working hours so that they may
become capable for adjusting their time as per their needs.
TASK 3
Covered in PPT
TASK 4
P4 Evaluate how organisational design has to respond and adapt to change management and the
relationship that exists between the two using a specific organisational situation
Change management is regarded as aspects in which firm highlights as well as implement
changes in both its external and internal methods. Moreover, this involves supporting and
formulating workers, developing vital steps for modifications as well as monitoring pre and post
activities in order to ensure successful execution (Hoke, Taraba and Peterek, 2020). Therefore, in
order to manage the change management respective entity usages Lewin’s Change management
model. In addition to this, respective model is established through Kurt Lewin which involves
mainly three aspects such as unfreeze, change and refreeze. Furthermore, respective model is
opted by firm for various resources such as to apt change, moving towards to adapt new level,
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inspire workers and so on. in respect of Syngenta, it adapt this particular model for experience
change at its workplace so that it may become competent for performing appropriately that are
very much well defined and effective manner. The explanation of these steps is explained
underneath:
Unfreeze: Within respective step, the management of Syngenta develop new plans such as
it expects to adapt advanced technology as well as organisational structure which aid them in
developing products with minimal wastes (Popescu and Georgescu, 2020). Then they would
ensure with their workers that they are proficient in order to adapt respective change.
Change: Within respective step, Syngenta’s management would execute overall plan for
executing new structure as well as technology so that they may become competent for reducing
wastes and efficacious offerings. Through it, Syngenta can attract huge customers and investors.
At this particular level, entity conduct changes on temporary basis and in this their main aim is to
implement its new structures which are matrix.
Refreeze: It is undertaken as end stage in which respective firm would develop tactics to
adapt new technology as well as structures which assists in reducing disputes, communication
gaps as well as waste at permanent basis.
Therefore, by adopting this change model the human resource manager of respective firm can
become competent for implementing new changes which would aids them in maximising its
workers proficiencies as well as firm’s productivity (Majumdar, 2020).
Role of HR manager into change management
If entity opt change, their HR manager needs for performing various practices or plays
many roles so that this may become competent for executing changes in proper manner. Some
main roles are described underneath which does HR manager of respective firm plays for
managing change and organisational design in order to perform firm restructuring:
Motivates as well as encourage workers: The Syngenta’s human resource manager would
ensures that their staff would be motivated for adapting plans for restructuring that There is
modification in organisational structure. Along with this, it also encourages them for involving
within the methods of decision making.
Hire proficient staff: The Syngenta’s human resource also recruits new and proficient staff in
order to adapt new structure of firm so that it would execute in officious and appropriate manner.
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Employee relations: Within Syngenta, human resource manager develops as well as manages
effective relationships within themselves. Moreover, this is so as through it they may become
capable for expanding new technology as well as new structure which assist them to reduce
disputes, communication gaps and so on.
Human resource manager within organisational design
Execution of innovation: In order to conduct organisational design, the Syngenta human
resource manager would develops effective strategies of change management, which aids them
to adapt innovation in efficacious manner (Mazzei and et. al., 2020). Such as If this firm opt
advanced technology as well as structure for its work area as well as team that it needs to
perform organisational design so that whole employees would obtain understandings related to
its objectives and encouraged for opting changes.
Trained workers: The Syngenta human resource manager plays essential role in order to
perform organisational design is that it have to rendered training as well as development
activities to their staff. Moreover, through this it may become competent to apt new structure as
well as advanced technology in efficacious manner that would aids them to reduce disputes as
well as gaps of communications.
Advancement of resources: Within this regards, human resource manager of Syngenta plays
vital role as in order to perform organisational design, they have to upgrade their resources so
that they can able to implement new organisational structure as well as advanced technology in
efficacious manner which assists them to minimise the gaps of communication among staff.
Thus, by performing respective role, the Syngenta human resource manager may become
proficient for implementing changes in appropriate manner as well as it would aids them
effective organisational design by opting new structure of reducing overall gap of
communication as well as conflicts too (Nasser and Jais, 2020).
CONCLUSION
Based upon the above report, it have been concluded that It is essential to conduct business
effectively at marketplace for this they have to opt various changes and manage that for business
success and growth. Additionally, value addition leads towards accomplishing sustainability of
business at marketplace for attaining favourable outcomes. In addition to this, it is vital for firm
for designing their structure effectively and efficiently in order to attain its specified tactics.
Also, organisational design is crucial aspects for business which assists in conducting whole
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practices in order to develops, grow and success at marketplace favourably. Furthermore, for
competent workforce, firms have to grab the attention, develop and have to render rewards to
them for attaining anticipated outcomes. As per the structure of firm, it is vital to develop and apt
change management effectively. Along with this, by adopting this change model the human
resource manager of respective firm can become competent for implementing new changes
which would aids them in maximising its workers proficiencies as well as firm’s productivity.
Apart from this, human resource developments affect the role of human resource functions into
firm in order to attain global presence and retain their proficient workforce.
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