Contents Organisational structure Elements of organizational structure Disadvantages and advantages of amazon’s structure Work ethics of amazon Amazon – Organic model Determinants of the structure Implementation
Organization Structure
What is ORGANIZATIONAL STRUTURE?
ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Work Specialization
DEPARTMENTALIZATON
CHAIN OF COMMAND IT IS A OFFICIAL HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY THAT DICTATES WHO IS IN CHARGE OF WHOM AND OF WHOM PERMISSION MUST BE ASKED
SPAN OF CONTROL IT IS COMMONLY USED IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IT REFERS TO NUMBER OF SUBORDINATES A SUPERVISOR HAS.
ADVANTAGES OF AMAZON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUTURE Over 240 million Amazon customers worldwide. Many potential buyers are looking for products only on Amazon. A fair bit of "Traffic" from the very first minute without having to pay for extra advertising. You don´t need your own Shop Software. By using the option „Shipping via Amazon" (FBA) you outsource your entire shipping logistics and benefit from low shipping cost. Well established Amazon partner program for affiliates
DISADVANTAGES OF AMAZON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUTURE
Work Ethics in Amazon
AMAZON AN ORGANIC MODEL Cross functional teams Cross hierarchical teams Free flow of information Wide spans of control Decentralization Low formalization
DETERMINANTS OF THE STRUCTURE Organizational strategy Organization's size Technology Environment