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This 3 page paper looks at the organizational structure which is utilized by PriceWaterhouseCooper, the well-known accountancy firm, and compares it to other potential structures which are utilized by other firms. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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higher level of teamwork and innovation. A well know company where there is a need for record keeping and the enforcement of strict standards in the way work is undertaken
is that of the accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper. This is a very large organization which undertakes work internationally for a wide range of large clients. It may be argued that for
a firm that deals ion a large scale and with the need to keep meticulous records that there is a bureaucratic structure, however when looking at the organization in the
context of Mintzberg structures this reflects a professional structure. Price Waterhouse Coopers is a professional organization. The key part of the organization
is the operating core; in this case those with the accounting and other business consultancy skills and knowledge with the controlling of the organization through the standardization of those skills.
This position results in a situation where the structure can be fragmented with little communication between different offices and teams that are specializing on certain clients.
Communications takes place in a hieratical manner, with individual reporting to their team leaders and superiors. The culture is focused on those who have the knowledge
as well as the ability to bring in and retain clients. Internally there is a rather competitive culture which helps to explain why the fragmented structure, with separated departments, especially
geographically, operates well. With a vertical reporting structure and bureaucratic constraints due to the nature of the business and the importance of record keeping there is a division of labor
based on knowledge, qualifications and skills. Qualified staff will supervise less qualified staff and lead them in their work. Looking at the different structures that Mintzberg put forward this can
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