... 5. Functional Structure 4-5 5.1. Common Functions 5-7 5.2. Advantages of Functional Structure 7 5.3. Disadvantages of Functional Structure 7-8 6. Divisional Structure 8 6.1. Forms of divisional structure 8 6.2 Product Divisions 8-9 6.3 Geographic Divisions 9 6.4 Customer Divisions 9 7. Hybrid Structure 9 8. Contingency Approach 9 8.1. Technology and structure 10 8.2. Size and structure 10 8.3 Environment and structure 11 9. Strategies and Structure 11-12 10. Conclusion 12 11. References 12 1. Introduction 'Organising is the process of arranging work and resources so that planned goals can be achieved.' (Bartol, K.M., Martin, D.C., Tein, M. & Matthews, G.2001) Developing organisation structure is an important part of the organising function. This comprises four main elements; job design, departmentalisation of positions and units, vertical co-ordination methods and horizontal co-ordination methods. (Bartol et. al 2001) In this report an organisation structure has been designed to support organisation strategy. Promoting innovation is usually a key consideration ...

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