Organization is a complex system, which includes many interconnected elements of varying degrees of importance, impact on the organization, resource intensity, productivity and so on. Analysis of the organizational structure of any company allows you to get an idea of how this organization works, identify weaknesses in the organizational structure and take measures to eliminate them.
In order to understand how any mechanism works, you need to understand how it works. This is exactly what they do with the company when they analyze the organizational structure. The result of this analysis is the company’s management scheme, which gives a clear idea of who reports to whom and to whom. After conducting such a study, it becomes much easier to manage the organization, as well as introduce any changes regarding the management structure.
As a rule, when analyzing the organizational structure of management, they come to one and three types of structures: linear, matrix, and functional. The linear structure assumes strict subordination from top to bottom: there is a boss, there are subordinates, and the same employees are always subordinate to the same boss. A functional organization implies a slightly different approach: in an organization with a functional structure, subordinates report to different bosses, depending on what kind of work they perform. The matrix structure combines the features of the two previous structures, and each subordinate has two bosses - one direct in the hierarchy, and one functional. This structure is typical for multinational corporations, the analysis of the organizational structure of which is the most difficult.
By analyzing the structure of the company, it is possible to determine which parts of its structure are ineffective, and how to improve the work of various problem areas. This is precisely the purpose of carrying out such a procedure as analysis of the structure of the enterprise. The following types of areas may be ineffective:
A subordinate who has three or more bosses will not work efficiently, because he cannot satisfy the requirements of each and everyone at the same time, and he also receives too many tasks.
An employee who submits only formally, while the boss does not have significant leverage - this employee is not motivated to work more efficiently, which means it will hamper the development of the company.
Departments in which there are too few employees - the so-called “bottlenecks” - are sections of the organizational structure that, due to their low throughput capacity, cannot cope with the entire amount of their responsibilities.
Departments in which there are, on the contrary, too many employees do an excellent job, but are characterized by inefficient use of resources. In such departments, there is almost always one or two notorious idlers, whose working day is reduced to viewing social networks and endless tea parties. As a rule, such employees are transferred to departments where there is a shortage of personnel, where they perfectly integrate into the work and begin to work for the benefit of the company. Such a translation very rarely causes discontent among employees - usually people try to be useful to the company, and normally perceive the transfer.
The sooner and the more detailed the analysis of the organizational structure will be carried out, the sooner all problem areas will be found and eliminated, the faster the company will develop, and the more profit it will bring. I wish you success, efficient work and high profits, dear entrepreneurs!