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Organizational Structure as a Fundamental Function of Effective Management. The Case of Tesla I oanna Dimitrakaki Abstract- Organizational structure is a construct that has had an important role in terms of the performance of an organization. Therefore, the effective management of an organization has been systematically and consistently linked, with the deep understanding of the importance of the organizational structure and its proper design, or its re- engineering. The external, organizational environment is at the present, so fluid that decisions concerning structure and corporate restructuring have become central. It has been emphasized that the structural decisions concerning the organizational structure are undoubtedly among the most important decisions undertaken by the leadership. This can be justified, as the organizational structure determines the ways in which overall work and tasks are formally divided, grouped and proper ways of coordinating them, are developed. The structure, therefore, is not something simple. It reflects the theory of each organization, regarding the way it trusts, that the various tasks within, should be separated / grouped, in ways that can efficiency , can be achieved. Similarly, it has been argued that the structure of an organization provides the form (or formula), in relation to the success of multiple functions, within the environment (internal and external). The purpose of this paper is twofold: • on the one hand it is the thorough study of the concept of organizational structure and its impact on management effectiveness and organizational performance • on the other hand it is, the analysis of a case study (Tesla) and the production of useful conclusions, in relation to the above. Conclusively, we can tell that the ο rganizations can learn from the study of the specific company, on how the structure can be used in the specific case-where there is a clear vision and an innovative idea. They can also understand how the structure needs to be adapted to produce. Keywords: organizational structure, performance, tesla, performance, productivity, central management. I. I ntroduction he concept of organizational structure is quite reminiscent of the ongoing debate in relation to Strategic Planning. Programming has been extremely popular in recent decades, where the external environment was significantly less volatile / fluid. In recent years, the most important building blocks of successful Strategic Management are considered to be Author: e-mail: iondimi@hotmail.com learning ability, flexibility and adaptability. The initial design, therefore, can serve as a dynamic compass for the development of learning, where the goal is continuous improvement and not the confirmation of initial expectations. The importance of the corporate structure can be easily understood, as well as the inherent difficulty of its initial design and redesign. An important part of the modern scientific literature of Management, has dealt with the concept of change and the management of internal resistance to it. Clearly, much of the change may have to do with the structure of organizations, in addition to other important concepts such as culture. As already pointed out, the structure concerns extremely important decisions, such as the definition of departments / functions (where various tasks have been grouped) and especially the decisions concerning their communication. Below, the concept of organizational structure will be thoroughly analyzed and specific types that have been highlighted by a number of researchers / practitioners will be mentioned. Finally, the case of Tesla will be analyzed, which has a special, organizational structure, which is fully harmonized with its organizational goals. II. L iterature R eview a) Historical background Organizational structure is a concept that has played an important role in terms of the performance of an organization (Eze et al., 2017). Therefore, the effective management of an organization has been systematically linked to the above construct, and with the deep understanding of its importance and its proper design, or adaptation. The external, organizational environment is nowadays, so fluid, that decisions regarding structure and corporate restructuring have become of central importance (Ogbo et al., 2015). Stephen and Timothy (2012) pointed out that operational decisions concerning the organizational structure are undoubtedly among the most important decisions made by the leadership. This can be justified, as the organizational structure determines the ways in which overall work and tasks are formally separated, grouped the and ways of developing coordinating T 29 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue VI Version I Year 2022 ( ) A © 2022 Global Journals