Organizational Structures

Organizational Structures

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MGT 230

July 11, 2012

Kevin Curtis

Organizational Structures

Introduction

Protronix Controls is a small organization that runs with the efficiency of a medium-sized company. I chose this company because my sister, Brenda Thompson is the Vice President of Protronix Controls. We discussed her company as a whole to determine its organizational structure and the span of control. We will discuss the current organizational structure and compare it to two other structures. We will evaluate how efficient Protronix Controls is running their Finance, Human Resources, and business of operations based upon the current organizational structure. We will explain how the current organizational design has helped the company’s order of business to run functionally. We will look at what Protronix Controls’ customer base, products, and services are.

Protronix Controls is a small distributing company that purchases manufactured sensors, control devices, and systems software devices at a low cost then resells the products to their clients with maintenance services. The organization is considered a marketing firm who is a middle man for selling machine control devices and robotic sensors for safety. The sales team’s main function is to locate customers and organizations that need industrial specialized companies and products. Protronix handles marketing and sales of sensor products for the manufacturing companies and purchasing for their customers’ products (protronixcontrols.com, 2012).

Protronix Controls’ employees really show dedication and hard work in running a small company with a capacity of eight employees. The vertical and matrix structure works for this organization because it frees up time for the CEO, Kelly to focus on the core functions of the organization which are the financial and strategic planning of operations. It allows Kelly to delegate tasks down to Brenda that she has more time to achieve.

Brenda is able to manage several tasks she has due to her employees and co-workers who work together, collaborating and communicating effectively to help support their customers. The company demonstrates the ability to run smoothly despite hardships because each employee works hard in their tasks and divides up the work that needs to be accomplished to help achieve company goals.

Protronix Controls is on a vertical organization with the owner of the company, Kelly as the Chief Executive Officer. Brenda is the Vice President, she reports to Kelly. Brenda has a span of control under her of six employees. Each employee performs multiple job functions. Here is a diagram in