Report on Sainsbury's: Structure, Functions, HR, and Interrelations

This report provides an analysis of Sainsbury's, a leading supermarket chain, focusing on its organisational structure, business functions, the role of Human Resources, and organisational culture. It explores different organisational structures like hierarchical and functional structures, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. The report details essential business functions such as production, research and development, and purchasing, and explains how these functions interrelate, particularly focusing on finance, operations, and marketing. It also examines the critical role of HR in talent management, recruitment, and performance management, and discusses how organisational culture impacts business performance by fostering teamwork and trust. The report concludes that effective management of organisational structure, business functions, and human resources is crucial for achieving business goals and enhancing profitability. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments for students.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Business is important in the society as this creates an innovation and new opportunity for the
better product creation and this also helps in creating high employment rate in the society. As an
business can impact positively in the environment and this can also impact in the world
economy. Business function is usually considered as the various activities which is used to
perform by an organisation and this can also divide into various functions and departments and
this is done for the better management of the business process and this can also benefit in the
gaining profit and success in business. It is important for the business to manage and organize all
the functions accordingly as this can help in the better functioning of the business and this also
helps In interrelating different functions with the business. These functions allow conscience and
effectiveness to the business and this also allows a better relationship in between functional
department of business and this also involves cooperation and better communication to the
business. This report is about Sainsbury as this is known as the largest chain of supermarket and
this organisation was founded in 1869 and it headquarter is located in London. This report
involves the different organisational structure and the advantages and disadvantages as this also
involves functions and their responsibilities in the business. This report also involves
interrelation in between different functions of business and this also involves the role of HR and
different organisational culture.

TASK
For the better allocation and formation of business operation and for there better and smooth
running in the business organisational structure is made and this can also help in attaining
organisational goals and objective in an better formed way. As basically the organisational
structure is known as the hierarchy of the business and this also describes all the responsibilities
and roles for attaining an business goal effectively. As there are various organisational structure
which is used by the organisation are described below.
Hierarchical structure
As this is a structure which is used in the business as in this all the employees are allocated in
group and is assigned to the supervision and this is the basic time of the structure(Czekanski, and
Lower, 2019). In this all the team is allocated together for performing their function and role
appropriately and in this kind of structure there are various kind of authorities in the business and
leadership role is at the top most level of authority and that top most management directs all the
employees of the business. There are some pros and cons of this kind of business structure and
that is described below.
Pros
 This kind of organisational structure helps in establishing the clear level of authority in
the business and this also helps in better functioning of the employees in team.
 This organisational structure also helps in promoting the better teamwork and this can
also give an department loyalty to the business(Hart, and Vavatzanidis, K).
 This structure of business also helps in better development of employees and this also
allows promotional opportunities for the better profit level in the business.
Cons
 This organisational structure can limit the level of collaboration with the external
environment and this can also impact in the productivity level of business.
 This also has the disadvantage of restricting innovation as all the decisions is made from
top management and this restricts the innovation of employees in the business(Chión,
Charles, and Morales, 2019).
Functional structure

This is also a structure of a business as this is basically allocated with the groups and this has
different specialities, roles and responsibilities. This organisational structure is followed in
Sainsbury as they are allocated with different departments as they are differentiated in sales
department, marketing department and financial department and these department is looked after
by the manager and supervisor of Sainsbury as their mangers look after multiple
departments(Wangui, Muhoho, and Kahuthia, 2021).
Pros
 This organisational structure helps in establishing the clear expectations and roles about
the department of business.
 This structure also increases the level of productivity and performance for the better
functioning of business.
Cons
 This structure usually creates barriers in better the functional department of business.
 This can also limit the communication of employees and this also creates barrier in
learning new things in business with other departments(Dieterle, 2021).
Business functions
Production
This is the essential function of the business which is performed in Sainsbury for the better
managing of the product in the supermarkets as this is known as the business activity and this is
also an continuous process in the business. AS this cycle depends on the functional department
marketing as production is mainly justified with the high revenue rate of sales. As this also
involve the investment which is in working and the fixed asset.
Research and development
This is an organisational function which is managed in Sainsbury on priority basis and this
function is mainly concerned with the developing of any new process, innovation or product as
these activities help in the better development of organisational products and this also helps in
managing effectively. This function of business mainly coordinated with sales and marketing

activities of business and this also helps in ensuring the activities of the business(Fleacă, and
Jakubiak, 2018).
Purchasing
This is the organisational function which is used in the business which helps in acquiring the
services and goods of Sainsbury effectively. This also involves the production equipment’s, raw
material and different components of manufacturing. As there are various factors which is
involved in this function and that are delivery, namely, price, quality and quantity.
Interrelation of business functions
Finance
This is the department which helps in dealing with the organisational expenses and this also
helps in managing the organisation expenses and this also involves analysing, managing and
reporting all the outflows and inflows of business. This is the business function which gives an
financial support to the business and there operations. AS this interrelate with other business
functions as this can help in budgeting allocation and this also helps in better monitoring of the
progress of business(Ebinger, and Geissler, 2021).
Operations
This department of Sainsbury is responsible for the better endurance of the inventory which is
available in the production process and this can also help in the better functioning of the business
and this also looks after the quality management of the business effectively. As this is
interconnected with other business functions as this helps in the sales department and this also
determines and also ensures the supply chain of business effectively(Taylor, Kalloniatis, and Hoek,
2020). As this also help the business function in setting the target of production for the better
analysation.
Marketing with other business functions
Marketing
As this is the department which is interrelated with other departments as this helps in satisfying
the needs of customers and this also helps in long term success and this also creates an value of

business. This can also help in better customer experience and company offerings and this can
also make the loyal customer base of business as this business function is interrelated with each
other as this ensures all the support and this also implementing the marketing strategies and
programmes. As this also supports in recruiting the employees of the business with the help of
research and development functions(Vangala, and Banerjee, 2018).
Role of HR
As talent management is the important factor of the business as this helps in managing the
human capital and there initiatives as this also involves various management activities which can
impact in the human resource of the business as this basically does the hiring of right people at
right department for the better and strong management and this also helps in building different
approaches of business and this can also impact in the decision making process of business.
Talent management focusses on the role of HR in recruitment of employees and analysing there
performance management in business as this also helps in better development leadership and
career management(Mansouri, Singh, and Khan, 2018).
Organisational culture
Organisational culture is known as the collection of the practices, value and expectations of the
actions which is performed in the business and with the team members of the business and this
also helps in impacting positively to the business and also helps in increasing the performance of
the organisation and the team members of business which can bring the best quality of the
business(Alsted, and Haslund, 2019). As these impacts positively in the business by aligning the
business and trust in the business for there better functioning and also allows team work and
better performance in the business.

CONCLUSION
There are various different organisational structure in the society and strategies and approaches
of the business is managed accordingly. As these different organisational structure uses different
methods and approaches. As this report has also concluded that there are different business
functions which is performed in the organisation and with different organisational
responsibilities. As there are various functions which is describe above which is applied in an
business for the better productivity level and this also gives high profitability to the business.
This report has also concluded that human resource management department is the important
part of business as this attracts the talent management of the business and this can also benefit in
attaining organisation goals and objectives for the better functioning of business. This report has
also concluded that there are different organisational culture which can also impact in the success
of business.

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