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3m Case Study Mcdonalds And 3M

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Case Analysis and review: McDonalds and 3M Ayushman Brahma DM18117
The focus of this case analysis and review is to better understand the organizational structure of these two organizations and the differences in them. The reasons as to why these organizations have employed such strategies will also be investigated. Also, the relation between innovation and certain types of structures will be looked at. Another objective is to find out if there is a relation between operational …show more content…

Organic organizations can be identified by certain characteristics. These organizations enable people closer to daily operations make important decisions, decision making is thus decentralized in nature and is distributed among several employees. 3M has around 100 profit centres, where each division behaves as a small company. Each division head acts autonomously and holds accountability for the decisions he takes. As operations at each division get bigger and a product created by the division returns profits, the operation is spun off to create a separate business unit. Roles are flexible and responsibilities are broadly defined, there is also large interdependence between employees from different units, thus level of formalization is low. Communication is observed to be multi-directional. 3M lays huge emphasis on innovation and employee initiative towards innovation is well recognized by how they encourage and incentivize it, employee attempts are not ridiculed, job security is ensured despite failure, successful attempts are celebrated and mentors make sure they stay on the right path. Employee empowerment and participation serves a motivational purpose as it meets the human need for autonomy, responsibility, challenges, esteem, social interaction, and personal development. Through this organic organizations are able to make the most of the human intellect they have. These organizations are able to respond in time to …show more content…

Google has a cross functional structure, it is also a relatively flat organization which implies it has a larger span of control. Also, google emphasises direct social links inside the organization that transgresses hierarchy, also there is very low level of formalization. Another organization that operates using a franchisee model is Subway, which has a mechanistic model, processes are highly standardized and consistent and a high level of formalization is there. Thus subway is able to deliver the same experience world

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