1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to see how different aspects of an organization namely Design and Structure, Environment, Values and Culture and Technology contribute to its success by taking PRIL as an example. PRIL is a successful organization in the organized retail sector and hence this study can serve to help other organizations in this sector to visualize their drawbacks as compared to PRIL and decide on the future course of action.
2. OVERVIEW:
The report has been organized into different sections which describe different aspects of the organization design. Section 3 gives a brief introduction of PRIL; its origin and growth with the help of its business model. Section 3.1 describes the evolution of Pantaloon in terms of its growth phase and learning phase.
Section 4 describes different factors behind the success of PRIL. Section 4.1 describes the influence of Organizational Design and Structure on its success; under this section 4.1.1 describes Differentiation vs. Integration, section 4.1.2 discusses Centralization vs. Decentralization, and 4.1.3 describes Organic vs. Mechanistic dimension of the structure.
Section 4.2 discusses the influence of Environment on its success. It covers organized retail sector in section 4.2.1, unorganized retail in 4.2.2 and PRIL's Strategy in this dynamic environment.
Section 4.3 takes up the issues of Values and Culture of an organization and describes the four core values (described in Section 4.3.1 through 4.3.4) and their effect on its success.
Section 4.4 defines the technology adopted and its impact on the success of PRIL. Section 4.4.1 describes Project execution and operations capabilities, section 4.4.2 describe the effect of Strong focus on systems a ...