Home Depot Corporation

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and figures relating to the topic of organizational structure at Home depot. Organizations operate in an environment increasingly competitive as part of a general phenomenon of globalization that emphasizes their interdependence. This induces linkages based on cooperation which extends to the vertical or horizontal integration in order to cope with environmental constraints and increase the competitiveness of the company. Multinationals, also the emanation of the phenomenon of globalization has also led to business processes that transcend national boundaries in a continuous search for the organization that ensures value creation. Such an organization requires not only the abolition of traditional boundaries of a legal, political or financial aspect, but also limitations and hazards inherent to the cultural specificities of each organization.

Discussion & Analysis

Organizational Structure

The Home Depot's organizational structure is characterized by a large organization that allows for a relationship between each of the divisions, the company has seven divisions: Division South East, NL West, Northeast Division, a division of Midwest Home Depot Canada Division, Southwest Division and EXPO Design Centers, each of which is governed by a president which has the support of the vice presidents of the areas of merchandise and store operations, each store manager has a delegator. In Home Depot, goods are established similarly, the image-makers are corporate offices as mentioned above but anyone who see a flaw and would like to make a change it could not before informing his superiors. Operational efficiency has made the company an innovator in its operational strategy to assess and update the information to monitor all data for better decision-making (Denison, pp. 78-94).

To meet these objectives, the shops were equipped with computer systems such as POS which are responsible for providing the customer an efficient recovery in the different boxes, introduced the use of checks and a new format to expedite receipt card transactions Credit is also allowed an immediate resupply orders, and other facilities as reflectors to reduce the amount of lighting in stores to reduce costs for electricity, these technologies also improved the ability of stores to identify trends and likewise able to adapt them in an efficient manner (Calori, pp. 49-74).

Organizational Culture

At Home Depot, organizational culture affects the quality management system in the area of leadership, employee involvement, responsibility for quality, collaboration and coordination, customer orientation, benchmarking and continuous improvement. Organizational culture of Home Depot is an important element of their success. It allows the company to differentiate from their competitors, rationalize actions, costs, energy, and achieve high efficiency. Therefore, it affects the outcome of the company in a direct way. Following are the factors of organizational culture at Home Depot (Barney, pp. 656-678):

First level, artifacts: the most visible level of culture, are the productions and creations in part determined by their physical and social environment.

Second level, values, they reflect the organization norms, such as what is allowed and what is not. Overall mean values as dynamic and ...