Question

1. Current position of the organisation: Provide an outline of goals and the philosophy of the organisation. Present the current target market and performance of the organisation.
2
Analysis of the business environment: Effectively assess the Micro-Environment, Market / Task environment and Macro-Environment of your organisation.  
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Roles and skills of managers: To discuss the overlapping roles of managers and the skills required of them in order to take the organisation. The management style of the management team and its relevance to the achievement of the organisational
4
Human Resources: An assessment of the organisations human resources in terms of skills, motivation and retention
5
Change Management: Ways in which management can react to the changing business environment. Discuss the inter-related approaches which the organisation can adopt in reacting to the environment.          
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Organisation Design: The fundamental principles underlying organisation design should be discussed. Evaluate the organisational structure of the organisation and its suitability for the growth and expansion of the organisation
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Recommendations: Present possible recommendations and critical success factors that the organisation should implement to achieve the desired goals.

Answer 1

1. The current position of the organization- The company that is referred here is my mushroom producing company. We deal with oyster mushrooms and we are currently operating in the domestic market. Scope- To produce organic oyster mushrooms to be delivered from home right from the farms! They are to meet the business plan requirements and have it ready to be delivered in August when the mycelium in the mushrooms sprouts.

Objective/Goals- To meet the high demand for oyster mushrooms, the objective of the company is to produce the organically grown mushrooms on a large quantity.

Product Description- oyster mushrooms are high in protein, fiber, iron, zinc, potassium, calcium, folic acid, and vitamins C and D, vitamins B1, B3 and B12. It also has anti-cancer properties and lowers blood pressure and diabetes.

Target audience- The target audience is the people who prefer a healthy lifestyle and have health issues such as diabetes and blood pressure.

Performance- The performance of the organization is that the sales and revenue are doing well. We have reached above the BEP (Break Even Point).

2. Analysis of the business environment- Micro-environment- The greatest strength of the company is that there is huge market demand for the product. The weakness is that there is limited scope for expansion. The macro environment- threats and opportunities. The threats are the easy entry of competing firms. The opportunities are global expansion.
3. Roles and skills of managers: The management team plays a critical role in the success of the company. They should have competencies such as strategic and analytical thinker, problem solving skills, etc. The management style is Management By Objectives (MBO). The management team and the workers work towards achieving the organizational goals of mass production.
4. Human Resources- The Company currently has excellent workforce. There is a production team who is highly motivated towards achieving the goals. There is also an administrative team who are analytical and seek to solve problems in the company. The management team aims at retaining the talented employees.
5. Change Management: The change management is effectively handled. The workers are assured and provided support whenever change takes place. Organizational innovation- New organizational methods such as processes and business practices were implemented. The process is innovated each day to reduce cost and time to have efficiency.
6. Organization Design- Some of the fundamental elements of organizational design are:

- Chain of command- There is unity of command for the workers to ensure effective communication.

- Span of control- There is less span of control to facilitate easy supervision. For every manager, there are 10 employees.

- Centralized authority- to control cost and other operational decisions

- Departmentalization- Departments such as production, marketing and administrative implies functional organizational structure.

Recommendation- The organizational structure is well-equipped to start large scale expansion for global expansion.

7. Recommendations- The present possible recommendations is to start digital marketing and draft marketing strategies for global expansion. The critical success factors (CSF) that the organization should implement to achieve the desired goals are to have uninterrupted supply of the products through large scale production and critical management of resources to facilitate large scale production. Desired outcome- - A seamless supply of organic mushrooms to meet the high demand in the domestic market. Once this has been established, the next objective is to expand the market internationally.