The Role of Organizational Structures in International Expansion

This essay examines the crucial role of organizational structures in international expansion, focusing on an organization that has successfully expanded into international markets. It identifies various functional areas within the chosen organization, analyzes different organizational structures, and determines the specific structure employed. The essay also investigates the influences and factors that have affected the organization's international expansion in recent years, including competitive, cost, market, and government drivers. Furthermore, it assesses the impact of digital technologies on the organization's international expansion strategy, highlighting the importance of technological innovations in enhancing global market presence. The study concludes by referencing relevant academic sources and providing an appendix for supplementary information.

TOPIC-
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
AND INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
STUDENT NUMBER -

Table of contents
• Introduction
• Organisation that has expanded into international markets
• Different functional areas in your chosen organization
• Different organization structure and what is the structure of your chosen organization?
• Influences/factors that have affected international expansion of your chosen organisation in
recent years?
• Impact of digital technologies have on their international expansion strategy?
• References
• Appendix

Introduction
• Internationalisation means to the firm which
focuses on enhancing its footprints or gain the
larger market area outside of its national
boundaries by tapping into the global markets.
• They are highly affected by each others country
practices and also the improvement of the
economy

Different functional areas in the chosen
organization
In order to expand a business, organisation requires to have a appropriate expansion plan. A healthy business
function refers to the working and taking care of the several domains of the organisation. In accordance to
determine that these functional areas can support in expansion in the new market area is mentioned below
briefly
• Human Resource
• Research and Development
• Finance
• Customer Service
• Marketing

Whether the
organisational structures
and functions are suitable
to facilitate the expansion
 About the organisation
 Its services
 Business size and turnover

Different organisation structure and what is the
structure of the chosen organization
Organisational structure refers to the specific
practices which are delegated in accordance to
accomplishment of the goals and objectives of
the company
• Hierarchical structure
• Matrix Structure

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• Hierarchical structure – In context to the
company Sainsbury, management is working on
the hierarchical structure.
• This structure means to he chain of command of
the organisation. It function on the basis from the
higher level management to the general workers.

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Matrix Structure- This structure of
organisational structure refers to the few
people’s report in order to more than a single
supervisor or leader relationships which is
known as dotted line or solid line reporting.

Influences/factors that
have affected
international expansion
 Competitive Driver
 Cost Driver

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 Market Driver
 Government Driver

Impact of digital technologies have on their
international expansion strategy
• Digital technology is the use of technological
innovations that are digitally usable such as
computing, mobile phones and online gaming.
• It is highly trending as considered as the future of
the world.
• People are getting relayed on these innovates to
perform their daily routine work as it has became
as part of their life

References
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Beugelsdijk, S., Ambos, B. and Nell, P.C., 2020. Conceptualizing and measuring distance in international
business research: Recurring questions and best practice guidelines. In Research methods in
international business (pp. 449-498). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Fainshmidt, S and et. al., 2020. The contributions of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to
international business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 51(4), pp.455-466.