Company organisation

Company organisation

a) Read the text and draw up the structure of the company.

Let’s consider the organizational structure of a ski-producing company Rossomon.  Now, if you look at the transparency you will see that the Managing Director, that is Mr Bunce, is responsible for running the company and is accountable to the Board. He is assisted by four executive departments. These are Human Resources, which is responsible for personnel, training and management development; then there is the Finance Department which takes care of corporate finance and accounting; next we have the Management Services Department, led by Peter Jenkins who is in charge of rationalization throughout the company; and finally there is the R & D Department – research and development  -  which works closely with the regions on new product development.

 So this then brings us on to the regions. Directly under the Managing Director, there are five Regional Managers. Each of them is responsible for the day-to-day management of a territory – these are geographically split into North, South, East, West and Central Regions.

Now then, the five regions are supported by two sections – Marketing and Technical Services. They are organized on a matrix basis with section leaders accountable to the Regional Managers. They work closely with the regions on the marketing and technical side

Now, in addition to the parent company, Rossomon has three subsidiaries, namely Rossomon France, Germany and Japan. The subsidiaries report to the Export Sales Department, which in turn  is accountable to the Board.

b) answer the questions below

1. What is the Managing Director responsible for?

2. Who is the Managing Director accountable to?

3. Which departments is the Managing Director assisted by?

4. What is the Human Resources Department responsible for?

5. What does the Finance Department take care of?

6. What is the aim of the R & D Department?

7. What are five Regional Managers responsible for?

8. What is the purpose of the two sections – Marketing and Technical Services?

9. Does the parent company have any subsidiaries? What is their connection with the Board?