Report: Functional Areas, Skills, and IOM Electronics Ltd. Case Study

This report examines the functional areas within a business organization, including sales and marketing, finance, human resources, research and development, and IT departments. It emphasizes the importance of these departments working in coordination to achieve organizational goals, using IOM Electronics Ltd. as a case study. The report further details the essential skills employees need to effectively contribute within these functional areas, such as problem-solving, quick learning, time management, communication, and teamwork. It concludes that each department plays a vital role in the company's growth, and that employees equipped with the necessary skills can drive the organization towards its objectives. The report highlights the significance of resources, employee skills, and effective communication for achieving success.

Functional Areas

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Describe the functional areas in business organisations.............................................................3
Describe the types of skills needed by employees to be able to work effectively in these
functional areas...........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Functional areas is the unit which is performing the several task with the consideration of
attaining the organisational goal of the company. There are group of people who are working
with the supervision of their seniors and performing their job role(Seigler, 2017). This report is
based on the business case study in which an individual John is planning to purchase IOM
Electronics Ltd., for that functional areas and the skills required for employees will be covered in
their report.
TASK 1
Describe the functional areas in business organisations.
An organisation is associated with the several department that perform the whole
operations of an organisation in order to complete the particular task in an appropriate manner.
IOM Electronics Ltd, perform the operations with the help of their respective departments so it is
important for them to work with proper co-ordination so that they can attain the common
objective of the business. Several department are explained as follows:
 Sales and marketing department: It is the unit which is responsible for analysing the
geographical location where the company can sell the products and services of the
company in order to increase the sale of an business enterprises. Marketing unit is engage
in the promoting the good and services by using the various promotional tools so that
they can cover the pool of customers in order to increase the sale of the company. It is
important for sales and marketing department to coordinate with the other department so
that work can be rightly distributed and accomplished. In context of IOM Electronics Ltd,
they can generate the higher sale by using the best promotional tools in order to advertise
their products in the large market.
 Finance department: This unit is the backbone for any organisations as they are
concern in procuring and allocating of funds according to the needs of several department
so that each unit can perform their operations in an efficient manner by having sufficient
resources for them. They procure the funds from their investors and bank on a agreed
interest to be paid by the firm for a period of time. In context of IOM Electronics Ltd,
they must emphasis on using the organisational resource in an effective manner so that

they get the volume of profitability out of available resources in order to expand their
market that leads to increase the profitability and productivity of an organisation.
 Human resource department: It is the unit which is engage in the hiring of the potential
employees by using the best source of recruitment and the right method of selection in
order to get the deserving candidate who can perform their job role in an appropriate
manner with the consideration of attaining the organisational goal(Murakami, Matsui,
and Ohki, 2017). HR professional is also responsible for training and development of
the employees so that they can continue to learn and make the best use of their learning in
their operations in order to adopt the innovative techniques. In context of IOM
Electronics Ltd,, they must hire the capable that can be best suit in the specific job role.
 Research and Development department: This is the unit which is involved in
researching and finding the new ways of doing business or make change in their product
and process in order to meet the current change in the market so that they company can
become the market leader. In context of IOM Electronics Ltd, R&D department is letting
the company to introduce the innovative technique in their business and can generate the
higher revenue and profitability.
 IT department: It is the unit which involve in installation and the maintenance of the
computer networking so that they can operates their business operations with the help of
digitalization. They implement the artificial intelligence in their operations so that they
can store the huge data at a point of time and It help the IOM Electronics Ltd, to do their
business on online mode by they can catch the large pool of customers in order to get the
higher profitability and growth.
Describe the types of skills needed by employees to be able to work effectively in these
functional areas.
There are various skills which are required for an individual to perform their job role in
an effective manner which can take the company at higher level of growth(Moshashaei and
Alizadeh, 2017). In context of IOM Electronics Ltd, there are various skills which help the
employees to get work done in an appropriate manner with the consideration of achieving the
organisational goal. A set of skills is explained as follows:
 Problem-solving: An individual must have the capabilities of understand the critical
situation so that they can take the corrective action in order to resolve them so that they

can make maintain the good working culture in an organisation which can build a good
brand image of an organisation. In context of IOM Electronics Ltd, they must given a
specific situation so that employees can leader how to handle a particular problem with
their best alternatives.
 Being a quicker learner: It is the quality in which an candidate can adapt the new thing in
a short period of time by which they can perform their job role in an unique way by
learning the new technique of performing various task. It must be there is the employees
to learn the new aspect of changing world so that they can implement the required change
in the business with the motive of meeting the current trends of the market. Quick learner
can handle the specific problem as they have the trait to adopt the change in easy
approach.
 Good time management: Every task have their own time limit and it is important to
complete the specific task within a set time frame so that the effectiveness of the work
can be retained with it(Liu and et, al., 2020). An individual must have the time
management skills so that they can complete the specific task with in a set time frame and
it can be done by setting their goal by having proper planning of each task by making
short term goals. In context of IOM Electronics Ltd, each employee must be taught to
follow time frame of the specific task so that they can compete their each activity on
time.
 Good communication skills: It is the process of transferring the information to the other
person in order to make them understand about the specific task. An individual must have
the communication skills so that they can transfer the right inflation with use of jargons
to their potential user(Monden 2019). An effective communication leads to get the
effective result due to information pass by the employees to their collogue. In context of
IOM Electronics Ltd, there must be clear communication between employer and the
employee so that they can accomplish a specific task in an appropriate manner.
 Work well in a team: There is no task that can be solely completed by the individual.
There is team in which a group of expert people are working with the consideration of
achieve thing common objective of the organisation. Every department perform the
several task with the help of a team so it is important for the employees to have the
capability to work in an a team and they can coordinate and communicate with the other

person in order to attain the common objective of the team. In context of IOM
Electronics Ltd, employees must need to develop the team working skills so that they can
achieve the organisational goal in an appropriate manner.

CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above report that each department have the significant role in the
growth of an organisation s they perform several task in order to get the high productivity in their
operational business. Finance department help in company to complete their task by having the
sufficient funds in their reserve so that they can implement the advance technique in their
operations. Employees must have the god communication skills ,team working, be a quick
learner and problem-solving so that they can bale to work in the right direction with the use of
their skills in order to complete the specific task with the consideration of attaining the
organisational goal.

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