Borders Organizational Structure - By Territory (geographical division):

This is given as some companies find that their operations are adapted in a better way to large organizational networks based on geographical areas where Borders covered, as the big chain hotels, phone companies, among others, which are divided and organized on the basis of their location. Also presented in companies whose main business is sales.

In this there is a central axis control, however the organization in each area as their own departments to meet the requirements of it.

This structure has the following advantages (Andreoli, 1996):

• The organization can adapt to specific needs of their region.
• Provides greater control because there are several regional hierarchies assume the job previously held by a single centralized hierarchy.
• People in organizations make decisions quickly separated according to their needs.

It also presents a drawback is that it makes the integration between the different geographical divisions (Andreoli, 1996).

Whatever the organizational structure adopted by a company , you should keep in mind that what is sought is to make the best selection , the most optimal , to provide long-term competitive advantage in the business, to maximize existing human talent in front to market needs .

The functional structure of the entire organization extends the concept of functional departmentalization. Under functional management structure designed an organization based on the idea of ​​grouping occupational specialties that are similar or related, functional structural strength lies in the advantages of cost savings that can be achieved under the organization by fulfilling the character specialties achieve similar economies of scale , minimize duplication of personnel and equipment and get that employees are more comfortable because they can socialize with peers who speak the same language , these specialties are called functions similar character (Bankrupt.Com 2013).

The product structure /media can be focused in one of three patterns: the first is by product which is organized according to what occurs whether goods or services, the second by territory is given as some companies find that their operations are suit of a better way to big chains based organizational geographical areas where your company is covered, and the third by customers this departmentalization is based on the assumption that customers in each set have common needs and problems that can be solved having specialists for each department (Andreoli, 1996).

The matrix structure is the grouping of human and material resources are temporarily allocated to the various projects undertaken are created so teams with members from various areas of the organization with a common goal: The project, leaving to exist with the conclusion.

References:

Andreoli, Teresa (1996) // Building an image one store at a time.  Retrieved on

November 15, 2013 Discount Store News; 6/17/96, Vol. 35 Issue 12, p28 

Bankrupt.com (2011) - Borders Group Organizational Chart, Retrieved on November 15,

2013 http://bankrupt.com/misc/Borders_OrgnztnalChrt.pdf