Leadership Management: A report on the organizational structure

This report examines the impact of organizational structure on leadership, focusing on the specific structure of a healthcare organization. The report analyzes the organizational structure, which is divided into departments such as administration, support services, and others. It highlights the role of the CEO and other leaders in the organization and how they fit into the structure. The report also focuses on the application of the management theories, specifically the principles of Henri Fayol. The report also discusses the importance of teamwork and the efficiency of the structure, and it mentions the importance of management principles for the overall success of the organization. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of the structure to the overall management and effectiveness of the organization. The report includes the significance of a well-defined structure and its impact on efficiency, communication, and overall organizational success.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 2
Organizational structure
The organizational structure in my organization is functional. This means that it is
divided into smaller groups according to specialty and similarity of duties (Awa, 2016). There
are five different groups, namely Administrative services, support services, diagnostics services,
therapeutic services, and informational services. Administrative services are provided by hospital
administrators such as the CEO, whose duties may include overseeing the organization’s budget
and establishing policies while support services comprise of maintenance at the workplace,
transportation, supplies, and stock management. Diagnostic services comprise of all actions done
to determine a patient’s diagnosis such as imaging and laboratory services, while Therapeutic
services include the provision of treatment to patients. Information services take care of
documentation and processing of information such as medical records, billing, and human
resource. This type of organization promotes efficiency as each department has its own duties.
Each division has a leader but the overall decision-makers are the administrators.
Henri Fayol’s administrative management theory best suites my organization. This is
because it follows most of the fourteen principles laid down. For instance, there is the division of
work according to similarity, order, the subordination of individual interests to the general
interest which is patient care, there is unity of direction, discipline, initiative, and esprit de corps
which is evidenced in teamwork. The administrators enforce formal leadership while each
division’s leader can be informal. This structure encourages teamwork which encourages
efficiency. It is also simple to follow the chain of command as each division has one manager,
who reports directly to the CEO. In addition, each division has clearly outlined roles which do
not overlap, which promotes efficacy. In addition, a study by (Acob, 2018) stated that
enhancement of Fayol’s management strategies by nurses can enhance care delivery.

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References
Acob, J. R. (2018). Nurse Managers’ Utilization of Fayol’s Theory in Nursing. Journal of
Health Science and Prevention, 2(2), 62-66.
Awa, K. A. (2016, January). Functional structure and operational issues: An examination of.
IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 18(1), 1-4.