Organizational Structure of Coca-Cola

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Organizational Structure of Coca-Cola MGT/330 March 21, 2011 Organizational Structure of Coca-Cola Organizational structure in a business or company consists of several functions. These functions are human resources, operations, finance, and marketing. The global company of Coca-Cola has a structure that accommodates many functions that form such a successful organization. This structure is an international area structure that keeps their headquarters in the United States (Bloomberg Businessweek, 2010). Coca-Cola is a multi-national company that holds a strong force in bottling soft drinks. It must keep its structure functioning at a superior level to maintain its name brand in the global market. Coca-Cola contributes to the structure with the above name functions in a systematic format allowing integration of all departments for the successful result of its product, making it a divisional structure. Varying Organizational Structures The management structure that Coca-Cola uses is divisional because it structures, “…units around products, consumers, or geographic regions” (Bateman & Snell, 2009, p. 303). Coca-Cola has six operating groups, including Eurasia and Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, Pacific and Bottling Investment, and Corporate. These operating groups include multiple divisions that each have directors (The Coca-Cola Company, 2011). The divisional structure varies from other structures such as functional and network structures. Functional Structures A functional structure is different from Coca-Cola’s divisional structure in that a functional structure is only two layers, containing one chief operating officer and multiple, lateral departments designated by activities and duties (Bateman & Snell, 2009). This type of structure would not work for a company as large and diverse and Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola needs
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