Understanding Management
Understanding Management
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781285421230
Author: Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 7, Problem 1CFCA
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The organization structure.

Introduction:

Organization structure defines how activities such as allocation of tasks, coordination and supervision are directed towards achieving the organizations goals. An organization can allocate the structure based on how their strategies are drawn, therefore based on the culture they will formalize their organization.

Case summary:

Abrahams store has expanded into several regions with a large number of stores across, therefore his organizational structure has also changed as result.

Abrahams has a store manager, meat manager and a produce manager while also having regional managers. Since Abrahams has expanded into number of store in almost 4 regions and having a number of store within they have had some issues in the organization structure.

Therefore, Doris had consulted a consultant on how to ensure that the stores within reduces the number of issues and conflicts within them.

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