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The Organizational Structure Of The Company

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Founded in 1866, the company was started in Cleveland, Ohio by Henry Sherwin and Edwin Williams. Since then, Sherwin-Williams has become a Fortune Five Hundred company in America in the general building materials sector (Forbes). Even though the company is a decent company for its employees to work for overall, there are a few things that aren’t as strong as they could be within the company. These issues tend to arise because of some of the decisions made by upper management, which in turn negatively affect employee motivation and the overall value of the company. Before one can understand how the actions of upper management ripple throughout the company, the basic organizational structure of the company must be understood. Working from the bottom up, the store employees and assistant managers report to the manager. The managers report directly to the district managers above them, who can have anywhere from 20-40 managers under them. In between these two are the sales reps, and they also directly report to the district managers. They are the main people responsible for setting up customer pricing, especially for big projects. The district managers report to a regional manager, who is an intermediary for the main office in Cleveland (Wilson).
Now that the structure is clear, one can see that the goals of the company flow down the ladder. While many of the goals are good for the company, there are some that negatively impact the company as a whole, through no intention of

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