Analysis of Apple's Organizational Structure and Dynamics

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Apple's organizational structure, exploring the factors that influence it, the characteristics of its divisional and functional matrix structures, and how the company manages its dynamic processes, growth, and evolution. The report delves into the key elements of organizational theory, examining how Apple's size, job design, grouping of activities, and delegation of authority impact its structure. It also discusses the characteristics of divisional and functional matrix structures within Apple, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, the report examines Apple's dynamic capabilities, organizational culture, and how these elements contribute to its long-term goals and competitive advantages. The analysis includes the influence of various cultural factors, such as alignment, appreciation, trust, performance, and innovation, on the company's development. Through this in-depth examination, the report offers valuable insights into Apple's organizational dynamics and management strategies.

Organisation theory

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
1. Factors which influence the organisational structure of Apple...............................................1
2. Discuss characteristics of divisional and functional matrix of Apple.....................................3
3. How Apple manages the dynamic process where their shape, growth and evolution............4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
An Organisation theory is defines about the set of interrelated ideas of company
behaviour of business. It is mainly comprise of behaviour of particular employees about groups
of employees where they work in particular companies (Larson and Foropon, 2018). They intend
to interact within each other for having their job roles which effectively guides to accomplish
goals. In further context this theory it comprises for generating better social relationship of
employees towards their company.
In this case study, the organisation is taken Apple is an American multinational company
headquarter in Cupertino, California (Prideaux., 2018). It design and develop to sell consumer
electrics, computer software as well as online traits of services. As per report is covers theories
of organisation which suits to company structure along with examples. Functional and division
structure explains to match with Apple organisation.
MAIN BODY
1. Factors which influence the organisational structure of Apple.
Organisation structure is a system that outlines about certain level to handle activities
which need to directed the goal for an specific organisation. The activities introduces certain
rules, roles and responsibilities. It also focuses about the flow of information between flows level
within the company. To consider business about all shapes and sizes which uses of organisation
structures heavily. An successful organisation mainly structure that defines each employees jobs
to fit within overall system (Matiaske., 2017). This structuring design within company towards
having visual representation as how it shaped where it can best move forwards towards
accomplishing goals. In Apple is wide range of technological company in which different types
of job roles and responsibilities to creates better positive and negative outcomes.
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Factor which influence the organisation structure:
There are various different factor that affect organisation structure which is enhance more
implication to generates either opportunities and barriers for Apple organisation are:
 Company Size and Development Stage: The Size which indicates about the scale of
operation. Normally, some of scales of operations that indicates small, medium and large.
The importance of size factor governing cost, efficiency and probability of business
enterprises. Any organisation business or non- business where selected organisation
where most profitable and having valuable size of unit. As Apple context they have large
segment of organisation in USA. The another aspect in which size of organisation
matters in which capital employed
 Job Design: The Bricks which develops an organisation structure are jobs where it
design is first managerial decision about specific organisation. It is approach by
individual and team member to attained for positive outcomes (Gunasekaran and et. al.,
2018). As individual and group of people contribute their efforts or skills to fulfilling
overall requirements and successful attain targets.
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Illustration 1: Apple structure, 2021.
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 Grouping Activities: The designed jobs which have formed to better implement as per
group according in nature of activity. Grouping of activities are accomplish coordination.
In Apple company, they have indvidual department like administrative, manufacturing,
technological where group of people are tend to delegate work.
 Delegation of authority: As authority relationship which decides about the organisation
perspective where every organisation having their sequence and authority related
compliance to deal with people for attained high competitive goals. In Apple company,
each department contains their roles and responsibilities in which they used to handle
overall activities in different manner (Hussain and Mubarak., 2021). The specialised jobs
which will allows to narrow spans homogeneous, little control and authority that enhance
well designed as per structure. The authority is means about to having ability for
undertakes decision in every situation while delegation is power to order or facilitates job
roles and responsibilities to individual people.
For example: An Apple company is corporate structure which is collaboration of workforce
groups, resources and having interconnection among within resources about business related.
2. Discuss characteristics of divisional and functional matrix of Apple.
Divisional structure is form of organisation structure where groups of each organisation
function along with function into different division. These division can significant towards either
product or geographic. The importance of divisional structure for company is high valuable as
because failure of one division might not impact on other organisation structure divisions. In
Apple company has hierarchical organisation structure in which it allows significant type of
product base for IOS and macOS. The weak functional matrix into divisional collaboration is
preserved.
Characteristics of Divisional Structure.
A divisional organisational structure is comprising about parallel divisions. These
division might having responsible for product related or service where geographical location and
customer group. The divisional structure is strangeness about company in different ways.
Financial independence also creates about corporate among division of competition. Different
sort of specialisation helps manpower to improvise skills and knowledge in own areas of
expertise.
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Functional Matrix structure: It is structure of organisation employees are grouped manner
where two different operational dimension. Functional structure having divides about
organisation which is based on specialised functional areas like production, marketing and sales
for purpose of management (Kharabsheh, Alias and Ismail, 2017). In Apple company there are
different departments in which individual department having gained knowledge for positive
outcomes.
Characteristics :
The employees is classified according towards function in this structure where
organisation chart structure shows role of hierarchy like as manager, vice president, human
resource department, finance department and sales department. It allows employees to work
within in group through knowledge and skills, allowing to accomplish outcomes through higher
performance. Roles and responsibilities are fixed where facilitating which accountability for
work. The hierarchical is having clarity where number of reduces to communicate channels. The
superior and employees are work coordinate within freely to share suggestions and further
details. This better positive working environment where job security creates with loyal towards
organisation. Therefore Apple is having different departments in which staffs are contributes to
attain valuable objectives in effective manner.
For example: As per case study Apple is having one structure which is Hierarchical
organisation structure, with having effective divisional structure but functional structure is
weakness. The hierarchy is traditional structure feature about business organisation. As per
divisional structure is represents about product based grouping within Apple where their
specification is follows through iOS and Mac OS system.
3. How Apple manages the dynamic process where their shape, growth and evolution.
As dynamic capabilities that refers to ability about an organisation for highlight within
rapidly to changing business environment towards integrating, developing and reconfiguration
through internal and external basis. The concept of dynamic capabilities that related to purpose
of developing long term goals or competitive advantages (Chetty, 2019). An Apple company is
considered is one of most innovative companies of world to innovative differentiate product in
unique version like iPhones, iMac, iPad etc. As different type of model of Apple constraint
unique specification where people are used to evolved in business growth. Such as dynamic
capabilities is been contributed towards large context to accomplishing better competitive
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advantages. In context of financial term Apple is one of biggest strength venture. Organisation
culture is defined about underlying to beliefs, assumption, value and ways of interacting that
contribute towards the unique social and psychological environment about an organisation. As
culture is mainly involves about vision, norms, system, symbols, language and different
assumption along with habit (YANGON, 2018). Apple also construct their own culture in which
management team comprise about mission, vision and objectives to attain better high
competitive advantages. It affects the ways to provide group of interact within each other
towards client stakeholder. There is involvement of leader as well as manager to monitor and
operates culture or values in organisation premises.
Differences within workplace culture towards Apple company context, as there is
different culture factors to explain in effective manner. Some qualities of culture which defines
about Apple company development to their internal management team. Alignment, this defines
when company objectives and employees motivation are pulling within similar direction such as
vision, mission and objective of specific task. Appreciation, It emphasis positive feedback from
clients, note of thanks and promotion of employees where culture appreciation allows member to
frequently recognise to better contribute others. Trust, it is vital process for organisation culture
in which it creates better trusts that team member express and having more dependence on
others. Performance, it is key of enhancing great companies which create effective culture that
means to having effective business. As per these companies where potential and talented
motivate employees to create better excel. Innovation, it helps to clear better vision where
technologies, resources and market (Nazarian, Atkinson and Foroudi., 2017). A culture
motivation means that about to creative thinking where all aspects of business.
As some of work key culture that entitled to elaborate in below where organisation
culture which goes a long way to creates that identifies about organisation benefits. A strong and
healthy culture is creates better to encourage to creates employees for staying fit, motivated and
loyal management. For Apple context, it promotes where healthy promotes healthy
relationships ,amongst employees. This is culture to better comprise that creates better
motivation to employees perform in effective. The organisation is having set of guidelines for
employees where it represents to certain defined to policies employees which is having sense of
direction at workplace. Each individual is must clear about their roles and responsibilities
towards organisation which is known accomplish task to reaching deadlines. As Apple is
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denoting that perform different culture process to accomplish main target. In following there
some of target which represents as per culture process effectiveness are Person Culture, In
organisation this culture denotes to individuals where they measure themselves as unique and
superior organisation as it unique way to having superior organisation. The organisation that
creates to represent for perform work who are exists (Carvalho and et. al., 2019). Business is
tend to deliver better way to enhance training and development where employees improve their
skills. Task Culture, It forms when team are organised to creates for preparing towards
particular objectives which identifies problem. Role Culture, The organisation is having better
role culture which is effectively controlled to overall structure which knows to roles and
responsibilities. In every company each individual member is used to have their roles for attain
targets for positive outcomes. Power Culture, there are few rules and regulation in which higher
authorities are having power to undertaking decision for organisation growth. In Apple
company, there is culture which follows to attained task is Task Culture where independent
department staffs are entitled to pursue their roles and responsibilities as per their capabilities.
For Example: As per case study, organisation of Apple is consists creative culture to creative
culture which features to maintain to focuses that help to flow of information to create better
mind set and enhance better standardised.
CONCLUSION
It is inferred about above report is summarised organisation theory that tend to consider
for different theories creates impact on technology company. Functional and Divisional plays an
vital role internal structure of organisation that allows staff regulation and work responsibilities
driven in effective manner. Dynamic process of organisation which reflects different types of
manufacturing of technological product as per company related. Different culture plays as
important role to attain task by clarify about work roles and responsibilities.
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