Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

“Organizational structure is a formal system of relationships that determine lines of authority (who reports to whom) and the tasks assigned to individuals and units (who does the task and with which department).” (Balkin, D. & Gomez-Mejia, L., 2002) With defining what an organizational structure is, it must be determined if the organizational structure of KFF is ready for change. In any company’s move to make changes within the organization, the structure of the company’s human resources from upper level management to the part-time worker must be taken into serious consideration, because if the behaviors must change the organizational structure may have to change as well. The organizational structure of KFF is a very crucial element of the company’s functionality and its readiness for change. prosperity

Using the organizational chart from the intranet, the formal structure of KFF’s organization combines vertical and horizontal dimensions. The reporting line designates who is the authority figure is, the decisions they make and who they supervise throughout the company. The reporting relationships are also broken down by department. Several elements assist in characterizing the Kudler structure as being centralized. “Centralization means that decision authority is located at the top of the organization hierarchy.”(Balkin, D. & Gomez-Mejia, L., 2002) A centralized format of decision making is effective with coordinating tasks consistently among the different supervisors and employees throughout the company. Less concern is given to multiple goals or ideas being passed down among the chain of command in the company. Changing the company may be much more effective because the decision making is consistent to the different supervisors, but decentralization should be considered due to its ability to provide greater flexibility and responsiveness to change.

The organizational structure of KFF can be viewed as a...