Contents

• Introduction 3
• Part A 4
• Background of the Company- Al Ansari Trading Enterprise LLC 4
• Statement of the Issue 4
• Analysis of the Factors that contribute to the Issue 5
• Poor Organizational Structure 6
• Inefficient Processes 8
• Lack of Effective Human Resource Practices 10
• Recommendations for an Integrated Solution to the Issue 12
• Part B 17
• Literature Review of Management Frameworks used to analyze the Issues 17
• McKinsey’s 7S Model 17
• Structural Contingency Theory 19
• Leavitt’s Diamond Shaped Model 21
• Alderfer’s ERG Theory 23
• Literature Review of Management Frameworks used for providing a ‘Solution’ to the Issue 25
• Flat Structure 25
• Jay Galbraith’s Star Model 26
• Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory 28
• Conclusion 31
• Part C 32
• Reflection 32
• References 38

Description

Today, the business environment is highly volatile and competitive and hence the organizations need to be quick in responding to the changes in the market place. To be highly responsive organizations have to enhance their competencies by analyzing the influence of external and internal environmental forces on its business strategy and operations. Organizations have to constantly analyze the external and internal forces and bring effective changes in the internal elements to sustain in the market. The key elements, which constantly needs to be analyzed and changed depending on the market situation are structure, strategy, human resource practices and systems. Using the various management frameworks organizations can identify main factors leading to the issue and implement new strategies to overcome the identified issues. Al Ansari Trading Enterprise LLC is well-established company, which provides integrated solutions in building, infrastructure and engineering across Oman. It has played an important role in developing the country’s infrastructure. The organization has seen a significant growth in business due to which the internal efficiency of the company has been effected. The company is facing high employee turnover, high operational costs and increased inefficiency in the processes, which is further analyzed using various management frameworks. The poor organizational structure has led to inefficiency in the processes and human resource practices, which can be overcome by brining effective changes in the structure, enhancing the systems used in various processes and providing increased motivational factors to gain commitment and loyalty of the employees.