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CASE STUDY December 2018
A Case Study of the Important of Good Organization
Structure and Power of Decision Making
Nur Annisa Mohd Arif, Khairul Shahida Shabi
,
Mohd Farid Shamsudin,
Business School/ Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract / Subject area
The case is written for MBA or senior undergraduate courses on Management and
Organizational Behavior
Study level/applicability
The case is written for MBA or senior undergraduate courses on Management and
Organizational Behaviour, leadership or strategy implementation. The case can be taught
towards the end of a Management course to learn about organization and its behavior. This case
can be used in the segment focusing on action and leadership.
Case overview
The organization structure is business skeleton. Organization structure helps
everyone in company understand their role and scope of work. It help to facilitate divisions of
labor, efficiency and assist in avoiding conflicts and confusion. Good organizational chart
also illustrate the reporting chain, who reports to whom so that everyone have clear idea how
they are held accountable. This really help employees know how from whom to take
direction, where they can fit into organization, and the scope and limitations in their job post.
There are three most common organization chart namely simple functional, divisional and
matrix structure. In order to have a good organization chart, there will involve eight steps. All
types and process will briefly explain in the case study.