There is no second thought when people want to search for any information that they want. ‘Where is mom now’, ‘I am bored now, what do I do’, ‘what to eat for dinner’ etc., are real questions which show the dependency and the extent of inclusion of Google in our lives.
So, how did this happen? There was Yahoo, AltaVista, Excite etc., but why aren’t they as popular as Google? Why is Google different? Why did it become a success?
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Project organisational structure. viii. Matrix organisational structure and ix. Hybrid organisational structure.
The structures mentioned above have their own advantages and disadvantages. But as we’re concerned with Google, let’s stick to it. Google follows a matrix organisational structure.
Organization structure in Google- Matrix
A matrix organizational structure is a company structure in which the reporting relationships are set up as a grid, or matrix, rather than in the traditional hierarchy. In other words, employees have dual reporting relationships - generally to both a functional manager and a product manager.
Example:
In the 1970s, Philips, a Dutch multinational gadgets organization, set up network administration with its directors answering to both a topographical supervisor and an item division administrator. Numerous other huge organizations, including Caterpillar Tractor, Hughes Aircraft, and Texas Instruments, likewise set up reporting along both functional and project lines around that time.
Now that we have been exposed to a few terms related to Google OS, let’s dive deep into its organisation structure, changes it went through over the years and its different functions.
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Managers could increase productivity now by enlarging, rather than narrowing, the scope of job activities. Giving employees a variety of activities to do, allowing them to do a whole and complete job, and putting them into teams with interchangeable skills often achieved significantly higher output, with increased employee satisfaction. Departmentalization
Once jobs have been divided through work specialization, they must be grouped so common tasks can be coordinated. The basis by which jobs are grouped is called departmentalization. Departmentalization includes separating an association into various divisions, which perform errands as per the offices' specializations in the association. Departmentalization as a method for organizing an association can be found in both open and private associations.
We can departmentalize organizations on the basis of following:
• On the basis of product or service the organization produces.
• On the basis of Geography
• On the basis of customers, the organization seeks to reach
Chain of Command
The chain of command is an unbroken line of authority that extends from the top of the organization to the lowest echelon and clarifies who reports to