Organisational Structures and Culture in Fire Brigades Union

Unit 1: Organisational Structures and
Culture
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................3
Organizational structure and chart..........................................................................................3
Role of organizational culture and its influence on behaviour of employee within Fire
Brigades Union.......................................................................................................................5
Impact of central & local government policies upon Fire Brigades Union............................6
Accountability and monitoring in chosen company by considering chain of command.......7
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................8
Management styles and approaches in Fire Brigades Union..................................................8
About motivation and its implication to public services firms...............................................9
Organizational behaviour importance in context of team performance in public industry..10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Organizational culture and structure are two different elements that help to boost
productivity and performance level of a company. With principles, norms, and values, culture of
a firm influence to administration’s frame of references that could shapes businesses structure in
systematic manner. A structure of company can be defined as system that outlines how all
activities are directed in companies to achieve strategic aims and objectives. While
organizational culture can define as collection of expectations, values and practices that
influence and inform practices of all group members. The current assignment will be based on
Fire Brigades Union, which falls under category of leading public service organizations in the
United Kingdom. This study will explain different forms of organizational structure and map put
a company chart. It will define the role of an organization culture and its influence upon
employee behaviour. Furthermore, this report will describe local and central government policies
impact on chosen firm.
It will justify accountability and monitoring in chosen company by considering relevance
of chain command, span of control, line of centralization and authority. Moreover, this
assignment will clarify management approaches and styles in organization and will also define
concept of motivation as well as its implication. It will explain significant of organizational
behaviour to team performances in public sector.
TASK
SECTION 1
Organizational structure and chart
An organization structure is a system that has been utilised by different companies to
define a hierarchy (Shokri Gazafroudi, Prieto and Corchado, 2019). It determined each role, its
accountabilities and functions where applicants reports to within enterprises. In the world of
business, different forms of structure are available that a public sector company can use
according to its operations and venture size.
Hierarchical structure-
This type of organizational structure is quite beneficial as it tend to resemble pyramids
with excellent degree of authority and power at quite top. Militaries, government and other
public sector companies employ it as the best structure.
Flat organizational structure-
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Flat companies have a structure with few degree of middle administration between
workers and leadership or, in certain cases, no lower level management at all (Aasi, Rusu and
Leidner, 2017).
Divisional structure-
With this form of structure, workers within Public Sector Company just likes Fire
Brigade union work on task or project that meet need of customers. For example, chosen
company with fire fighters can structure teams based work on key consumers such as a person
who falls under fire and needs support from firemen.
Mapping organizational chart-
It is a process of creating a map that effectively and clearly defines or displays
relationship between structure and hierarchy. Here, it can map put in context of Fire Brigade
Union, who has worked in UK with its fire fighters whose role is to rescue local people and other
as well across the home boundaries.
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