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GHL3001 Fundamentals of Management and Accounting - Gulf college

Prepare a report related to Organisational structure that is exhibited in the following case study, available from the website - Tek Prince Solutions (no date).

The Morning Star's Lattice Structure

The Morning Star Company, a highly successful and growing $700 million California tomato processing company, was founded on a philosophy of self-management. The company envisions "an organisation of self-managing professionals who initiate communication and coordination of their activities with fellow colleagues, customers, suppliers and fellow industry participants" The core of the company's management philosophy is freedom, which is seen as important to effective coordination. The company believes that freedom allows employees to be drawn to do what they are told, increasing both enthusiasm and performance. Extensive applicant screening with the company's philosophy and new hire training on self-management helps employees adapt to the autonomy and responsibility of working without a formal boss.

The company's lattice structure requires a high degree of self-management. Each year every employee writes a personal mission statement that identifies how he or she will contribute to Morning Star's overall objective of "producing tomato products and services which consistently achieve the quality and service expectations of our customers.'' Every employee also negotiates a Colleague Letter of Understanding (CLOU) with the associates most affected by his or her work. The letter creates an operating plan for each employee, spelling out the relevant performance metrics for as many thirty activities. Employees are also personally responsible for acquiring the training, resources, and cooperation necessary to fulfill their role.

As in any organisation, disputes arise between employees that must be settled. If an employee believes that someone has not lived up to his or her CLOU commitments, the two meets to discuss the issue. If they cannot resolve the matter, they choose a trusted internal mediator to

hear their views. If the losing party objects to the proposed remedy, a panel of six colleagues assembles and either endorses the mediator's recommendation or proposes an alternative solution. If that is not accepted, the president brings both employees together and makes a binding decision. Reflecting employees' commitment to self-management.

Your report should consist of the following:
1. Introduction
a. Discuss the background of the case (150 words).
b. Identify the objectives, which outline the major targets that must be implemented in the report. (50 words).
2. Content and Analysis
a. Briefly explain the meaning of organisational structure and its related topics. (400 words)
b. Discuss any two types of organisational structure with the advantages and disadvantages of adapting that organisational structure. (450 words)
c. Discuss the challenges faced by the employees in the Morning Star Company by adapting lattice organisational structure. Where do you think this type of lattice organisational structure would be ineffective? (400 words)
d. Assume that, you are in a team of preparing the organisational structure chart, identify the organisational structure which is more appropriate for the company's culture of empowerment and self-management. (400 words)
e. Conclusion (150 words)

Reference:
You are required to provide at least five (5) references which includes all sources like books, e- books, online sources, newspapers and journals using the proper Harvard Referencing Style.

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