27/09/2016 – Organisational Structure

2016-09-27

Above: Organisational structure for Natural Motion

This is a tall hierarchy as there are more than 3 layers. This is usually found in larger companies and is has different departments. Each department will have a team leader which are all overseen by the CEO (top of the hierarchy).

Other examples include a flat hierarchy and a matrix hierarchy. A flat hierarchy is for smaller companies. There can be 1 team leader overseeing everything as there are only a small amount of members which could enable better communication.

A matrix structure includes teams from different functions and are often used for different projects. This changes how decision making takes place, and could also improve how motivated the employees are. The only disadvantage is that there are multiple managers.