Case Questions

Chapter $6$ Case $$ Management at Work $-$ Alshaya's Matrix Design p$.171-172$

Fundamentals of Management $10$th edition by Ricky Griffin

$1.$ What situational elements most directly impact Alshaya$$s organization design?

$2.$ How have both corporate$-$ and business$-$level strategies influenced Alshaya$$s organization design?

$3.$ What specific advantages and disadvantages does the matrix structure pose for Alshaya? Do the advantages more than offset the disadvantages? In what ways?

$4.$ As Alshaya continues to grow, how might its organization design need to be changed? Will the matrix design continue to be appropriate or will it need to be changed to something else altogether?