Assignment Description:

Imagine you are the new General Manager of a beautiful private country club in Scottsdale Arizona. As in most hospitality organizations, the Club is set up in a functional structure. The following positions report directly to you:

Director of Human Resources

Director of Golf

Director of Aquatics

Director of Food & Beverage

Director of Tennis Operations

Director of Finance

Director of Events

Director of Membership and Marketing

As with most functional structures, this club has communications issues. Divisions dont communicate important information and members are negatively impacted. Conflict among departments has created a culture of finger pointing and mistrust.

Task:

You will review the section on Organizational Structures in chapter 15. Your job is to change the structure from functional to the structure that makes the most sense. In this new structure, you will include the positions above and any departments/personnel that report to them. This will result a professional visual of the structure.

Also included is a one or two paragraph description of why this new structure will address the clubs issues.