PART 4. Business structure

Complete the organization chart from the information provided. Two
examples have been done for you. (Note that there are various ways of
constructing an organization chart. This is one of the most usual.)

The Managing Director (sometimes called the Chief Executive, or President
in the USA) is the head of the company.

The company is run by a Board of Directors; each Director is in charge of a
department. However, the Chairman of the Board is in overall control and may
not be the head of any one department.

Most companies have Finance, Sales, Marketing (sometimes part of Sales),
Production, Research and Development (R & D) and Personnel Departments.
These are the most common departments, but some companies have others as
well.

Most departments have a Manager, who is in charge of its day-to-day
running, and who reports to the Director; the Director is responsible for
strategic planning and for making decisions.

Various personnel in each department report to the Manager. One example,
present in almost all companies, is the Sales Representative, who reports to
the Sales Manager.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Organizational Structure of the company depends on different matters, suchas: size of the company, type of ownership, availability of regional divisions,etc. But most of the companies have certain usual functions shown on the Organizational Chart. Job Descriptions are attached below.

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS is the highest level in the organizational structure
of any corporation. In other types of ownership there won't be one (for
example, partnership). Usually from five to ten owners with the largest
number of shares get elected to the Board of Directors.

• MANAGING DIRECTOR is appointed by the Board of Directors for a certain period of time. He is responsible for managing the company, fulfilling the main strategy and developing business. He reports to the Board of Directors and shareholders.

• FINANCIAL CONTROLLER is responsible for Finance and Accounting
Function. This function is dealing with all aspects of reporting to authorities, shareholders and management of the company. They have to provide them with accurate and transparent financial and management reports in a timely manner. Managers use financial data for decision making purposes. Budget group develops plans and budgets.

• PERSONNEL MANAGER is the Head of the Personnel Department. The Personnel Department is dealing with issues of personnel training, hiring policies, defining reward systems for people from different departments and divisions.

• MANUFACTURING MANAGER is responsible for managing production, quality control and research and development. Heads of workshops usually report to him. Information regarding new market trends comes from the Marketing Department to the Research and Development Division where they improve existing products or develop new ones.

Quality Control Division is dealing not only with quality of products but
also with quality of business processes. So they check both quality of products
and business processes.

• SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER is always a very hard and artistic job to do but I think that it gives you more satisfaction that any other works within the company. Sales and Marketing Department is responsible for sales of products, promotion and advertising, market research, developing product
and market strategies, concluding contracts with clients and many other things (from the way packaging should look to organization of presentations and shows).

• PURCHASING MANAGER is working closely with Manufacturing Function because the Purchasing Department is responsible for purchasing materials, low value items and all the assets for Production. They have to find the best quality materials at the lowest price.

Company
Structures

READINGLook at the organization chart for Cooper France. Where should the following labels appear?

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