Organisational Structure of Bose Corporation : Bose Corporation is a privately held organization, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, that specializes in audio equipment.[2] Founded in 1964 by Amar G. Bose, the company operates 5 plants, 151 retail stores (as of October 20, 2006) and an automotive subsidiary at Stow, Massachusetts. With respect to sales in the U.S. for home audio retail and portable audio retail sales, Bose was ranked third for the period of November 2008 to April 2009.[3] Bose is known for the 901 speaker series.


CEO
Amar Bose
CFO
Daniel Grady

* Forming – during this stage of group development, the members get acquainted with each other. During this stage, the group establishes ground rules.
* Storming – this stage is characterized by a high degree of conflict within the group. I consider the storming stage as the most crucial stage. In this stage, the group members and the leader have to resolve the issues that may affect the group in the future. If the group is unable to resolve the issues, it may be disbanded. If the issues are resolved the group will become cohesive.
* Norming – during this stage, the group becomes more cohesive and identification as a member becomes greater. During this stage, the group members start to develop relationships.
* Performing – during this stage, questions about group relationships and leadership have been resolved and the group is ready to work. Each member devotes his/herself to getting the job done.
* Adjourning – during this stage, the group will cease to exist. This is because it has met its goals and is no longer needed.

Another interesting topic is group structure. Group structure refers to the characteristics of the stable social organization of the group, the way the group is ‘put together’. I learned that the way the group is structured affects its performance and ability to function. Through class discussions, I learned about the factors that affect group performance.

* Size – the size of the group affects its ability to function. I learned that is best to maintain a small group with 10 members. In a small group, everyone feels needed and everyone is given responsibility.
* Nature of the task – the nature of the task affects the group’s ability to function. The task should contain the right amount of challenge that will excite and push members to perform better.
* Resources and support – adequate resources also affect group performance.
* External recognition – rewards and recognitions are linked motivation. The members must feel that their work and efforts are valued.
* Group composition – it is important to maintain a small group with diverse talents and skills.




Organization structure refers to how the organization is put together. Organization structure and design reflect some of the underlying ways that people interact with one another in and across jobs or departments. I learned that the structure of the organization must coincide with its goals and objectives. The allocation of duties, tasks and responsibilities between departments and individuals, an element of organization design, must also take the organizational goals and objectives into consideration. Organizations have traditionally structured themselves into three forms:

* Functional – the functional structure is the most widely used. The organizational chart resembles a pyramid with the senior management at he top, middle and lower managers spread out directly below, and workers at the bottom. The organization is usually subdivided into different functional units, such as engineering, research, operations, human resources, finance, and marketing.
* Self-contained Unit (Divisional) – the self-contained unit groups organizational activities on the basis of products, services, customers, programs, technical processes, or geography.
* Matrix – matrix structure is basically a combination of functional and self contained structures. The aim of organizations that adapt this structure is to maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses of both structures.
 
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Organisational structure is the ladder to climb success and you can gauge its effectiveness within quick span of time. Organisational structure of Bose corporation is highly skilled. Recently Mazda highlights the Bose corporation audio system and with this example you can gauge the market power of Bose and this was possible because of their employee.
 
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