Write an essay on Organizational Structure and Culture
Write an essay on Organizational Structure and Culture
A Consulting Firm’s Lost Paradise:
You read about and practiced with various concepts regarding organizational
structure and culture which affect employee behavior and success. Organizational Structure and Culture. Read the
scenario carefully and provide your response regarding the organizational structure
and culture in the fictional organization provided below.
Scenario (fictional):
An industry consulting firm has the following structure and culture:
All the employees at this consulting firm work full-time. All the full-time consultants
report to various industry directors depending on the industry contract. The
company employees work mostly from home with directors or consultants renting
temporary office space with or without videoconferencing when needed for either
client meetings or vendor meetings. The company is very successful and has an
expanding client base.
The company CEO is extremely relaxed and extremely smart and expects everyone
at the company to display a relaxed yet expert demeanor as well. There really are
very few rules or expectations at the company as the CEO also believes in keeping
processes very simple.
The previous president retired about six months ago, and the CEO, together with a
human resources firm, hired a new president. About two months ago the company’s
employees (i.e., consultants) started receiving emails from the new president putting
pressure on all of them to produce results in less time but pressuring them to
charge the clients higher sums without making any more money for themselves. In
addition, the new president wants the staff to come into the office now three times a
week for meetings. Three months ago the new president hired thirty new full-time
consultants that seem more like salespersons than consultants to existing
employees. A few of the long-time consultants have been emailing the CEO about
these changes and suggesting they may go elsewhere. In the meantime, the Finance
Director has detected several anomalies in the contract terms and financial results
from some of the new consultants and one or two of the existing consultants.
Describe the organizational structure at this consulting firm and how it affects
employee behavior.
Describe how the changes to the organization’s culture might affect employee
behavior.
Provide a recommendation for any adjustments you think need to be made at this
organization based on the Reading and explain why.
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