Question

1. Discuss the effectiveness of resource management in a matrix organization as opposed to a typical functional organization. Discuss using relevant examples from your experience.

Answer 1

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In a Matrix organization, where business operations are large and wide spread needed too much resources like Finance, human or workforce, technological etc. In this type of organization, the resource management is little difficult or we can say that complexity is high where resources requires separate expertise to manage them. for example- In matrix organization Like NIke company where employees are managed by more than one boss one by project manager as well as departmental head like HR manager.

The matrix organizational structure provided solutions to these large scale project problems by allowing for impermanent project structures that co-existed with relatively permanent functional structures. For a given project, a team might be assembled from several departments in the functional structure, which was often some form of hierarchical structure.

Matrix structures evolved in response to the rise of large-scale projects in contemporary organizations. These projects required rapid infusions of technological know-how and efficient processing of very large amounts of information. Older organizational structures proved to be ill-equipped to deal with these very projects within the necessary time limits. What these large projects called for was an organizational structure that could respond quickly to interdisciplinary needs without disrupting existing functional organizational structures.

In a typical functional organization, where there is simple organization structure with resources managed by their single department heads like Finance resources are managed by Finance manager and HR resources are managed by HR manager. Information technology system is handle by IT manager.

for example A medium sized company operating in a country has functional organization structure requires to manage a effective talented skilled team of employee then it would go to its HR department to train them and develop their skills to achieve the objective of the company.