Gualberto, Christine Joi M.

Grade 11 - ARCHIMEDES
Organization and Management

Lesson 6

Activity 1. Organizational Structures

1. List the advantages and disadvantages of functional and divisional organizations.

Type of Organization Advantages Disadvantages

 Great at specialization  Teams may get “siloed,”

 Provides those with similar unaware of what is
abilities the ability to easily happening in other areas of
communicate and work on a company
projects together  Poor communication across
Functional  Centralized at decision functional departments
making  Location versus function
 Great productivity problems
 Disseminating the  Complex relationship and
employees according to the lack of coordination
function helps on clarifying  Disagreements over goals
organizational responsibility
and allocation of tasks

 Has a leadership structure  Different divisions may have

that can support the major some feelings that can
strategic objectives cause office politics, or treat
 Coordination of functions each other as competitive
within a division rivals instead of part of the
 Great accountability and same company
quick decision making  Duplication of activities
Divisional  May improve company  Repetition of functions can
culture by allowing for be very expensive
unique perspectives at  Reduced focus on the
different levels overall direction of the
 Can increase market share organization
by having more product  Divisions will separate
options or greater employees that can lead to
geographic availability incompatibilities
2. Enumerate position titles and benefits of the personnel in network and matrix organizations.

The multinational pharmaceutical corporation is Pfizer.

Type of Organization Position Titles Benefits

Structure

 HQ (Headquarters)  The important functions of

an organization are
coordinated in
headquarters. They are on
the top of taking full
responsibility for managing
all business activities.

 Corporate Headquarters  The staffs in corporate

Staff headquarters takes
responsibility for the overall
success of the corporation
and ensures corporate
governance. They are in
charge of managing the
decisions in business.

 Scientist  Scientists test the products

of Pfizer like medicines.
They are the one who
conduct studies that
investigate human diseases
and ways to prevent and
Network treat them. Scientists
analyze medical samples
and data to investigate
causes and treatment of
diseases.

 Sales  Sales secure the sales of a

company's pharmaceutical
products. Their job is to
persuade medical
professionals that the drugs,
treatments and devices that
they offer are ideal for their
patients' needs.

 Engineer  Engineers are in charge of

designing and operating
machines, determining
product presentation,
designing packaging labels,
 and more. They also
designs, builds, operates,
and improves
pharmaceutical
manufacturing facilities.

 Accounting  The accountants keep

track of the books, manage
billing and calculate and file
taxes of the company. They
also prepare the quarterly
and annual financial
statement for ownership or
to file with regulatory
authorities. They are in
charge of money and other
things related to their job.

 HQ (Headquarters)  The important functions of

an organization are
coordinated in
headquarters. They are on
the top of taking full
responsibility for managing
all business activities.

 Corporate Headquarters  The staffs in corporate

Staff headquarters takes
responsibility for the overall
success of the corporation
and ensures corporate
governance. They are in
charge of managing the
decisions in business.
Matrix
 Vice President research  Vice President of research
chief scientist chief scientist is one who
give command on the
staffs in the scientist
section, they are overseeing
internal operations.

 Vice president sales  Vice president of sales

oversee and direct the sales
teams or departments to
meet or exceed sales
revenue and contribute to
the overall profitability of the
companies they work for.

 Vice president engineering  Vice president of

 engineering manages
development teams. They
are responsible for ensuring
that the requirements for
their tasks are met. They
are overseeing the
consistency of user
experiences, and managing
a team of engineers and
developers.

 Vice president finance and  Vice president of finance

accounting and accounting serve as a
financial advisor to the HQ
for strategic planning
purposes. They lead and
manage the budgeting
process. They also oversee
all sides of accounting
operations, involving
payable, receivables,
payroll, and tax preparation.

 Scientist  Scientists test the products

of Pfizer like medicines.
They are the one who
conduct studies that
investigate human diseases
and ways to prevent and
treat them. Scientists
analyze medical samples
and data to investigate
causes and treatment of
diseases.

 Sales  Sales secure the sales of a

company's pharmaceutical
products. Their job is to
persuade medical
professionals that the drugs,
treatments and devices that
they offer are ideal for their
patients' needs.

 Engineer  Engineers are in charge of

designing and operating
machines, determining
product presentation,
designing packaging labels,
and more. They also
designs, builds, operates,
and improves
 pharmaceutical
manufacturing facilities.

 Accounting  The accountants keep

track of the books, manage
billing and calculate and file
taxes of the company. They
also prepare the quarterly
and annual financial
statement for ownership or
to file with regulatory
authorities. They are in
charge of money and other
things related to their job.

Activity 2

A B

1. A network organization is a collection of

independent, mostly single function a. Organizing
enterprises that collaborate on a good or
service. b. Differentiation

2. With this structure, each organizational c. Integration

function has its own division.
d. Organizational Chart
3. Differentiation means that the enterprise is
involved in may tasks, with diverse skills and e. Electronic Communication
methods. The tasks have to be divided, and
groups specialize in parts of the larger task. f. Functional Structure

4. The organizational chart is a traditional g. Divisional Structure

picture of the positions in a firm, how they are
arranged, who reports to whom, and what the h. Matrix Structure
specific positions execute in the enterprises.
i. Network Structure
5. Organizing involves assigning tasks,
grouping tasks into departments,
delegating authority, and allocating resources
across the organization.

6. Integration is achieved with coordination,

communication and collaboration, as it
involves linking parts of the enterprise into a
whole.
7. In a functional structure, a common
configuration, an organization is divided into
smaller groups by areas of specialty.

8. The matrix structure is a type of

organizational structure in which individuals
are grouped by two different operational
perspectives at the same time.

9. The key to the network organization is

electronic communication, where information
is shared with a member enterprise with
distinct competencies

10. In matrix organizations, the company is

grouped by the perspectives it deems most
appropriate.

1. i 2. g
3. b 4. d
5. a 6. c
7. f 8. h
9. e 10. i

Ps. I noticed that the answers are already in the Column A.

REFLECTION

Topics Things I learned

 Organizing  After planning, manager can start to

 Nature of Organizing organize.
 Fundamentals of Organizing  Organizing is highly complex.
 Organizational Chart  The traditional picture of the positions
 Differentiation and Integration in a firm is organizational chart.
 Types of Organization Structures  Differentiation includes tasks, with
 Functional Structure diverse skills and methods.
 Divisional Structure  Coordination, communication and
 Matrix Structure collaboration are needed in
 Network Structure integration.
 Silos refers to the entities that are
independent or disconnected from one
another.
 Electronic communication is where
information is shared with a member
enterprise with distinct competencies.
 Lastly, I learned who are the
President, Executive Vice President,
VPAA, and the Secretary, at Golden
Gate Colleges.

Question I want to be answered

 Which is the best organization structure for a small business?

References:

 https://www.ifioque.com/miscellaneous/matrix_structure Matrix Structure: Possible Matrix

Organizational Structure of Pfizer Corporation

 https://www.csus.edu/indiv/w/wangr/mba270/docs/previousprojectreports/pfizer.doc Figure 6: A
Global Matrix Structure p.15 (INNISS, 2004)