Question

What is the structural frame, human resources frame, political frame, and symbolic organizational frame for a fitness club?

Answer 1

1) Structural frame for a fitness club will be include the following:

The physical structure : It will include the over all layout of the club such as the building, its architecture, the furniture, available ventilation, infrastructure , aesthetics, ambience, placement of equipments, operational units which constitutes the overall structure of the fitness club

Resources : The resources available in the club such as machines, equipments, service units, such as Dumble, Jogger, weight lifter, treadmill etc.

Technology being used in the club such as digital readers, new equipments etc.

Systems and processes such as the training manual, sequence of activities set, instructions and follow up steps for customers.

.

2) Human resource Frame of a fitness club will include the following :

The satisfied experts such as sports specialists, trainers, nutritionists, advisors, etc who actually frame the policies or procedures for customers, advise them on their routines, carry out the tasks and activities and instruct them.

The happy and motivated support staff such as technicians, machine operators, guidance providers etc who are primarily employed for execution of procedures laid down by experts.

The confident and well treated lower level staff such as receptionists, cleaners, hygiene maintaining staff etc.

3) Political Frame :

The power players : In a fitness club the higher level staff such as experts are power players as the meetings and sessions for customers are set as per their availability and they have access to the resources. Moreover they also have a direct influence on shareholders.

Investors are the decision makers and have a authority on deciding the changes in policies, equipments etc of club.

Competing professionals who compete for more customers and want to put more influence on the stakeholders.

The level and background of customers su h as the high end customers, the low end customers, the special ticket customers etc. who also possess varying amount of power in the club to use equipments and reserving training sessions.

.

4) Symbolic frame :

The performance of experts and their training outcome and the degree to which they have helped the customers to loose weight and become more fit. The level of satisfaction attained from their continuous efforts. The efforts put by the customers in achieving their goal. The conflicts or arguments taking places between different parties or groups. The communication criteria followed in the club.

.

.

Thanks dear student... Hope this helps... Good luck.. Rate if satisfied :)