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Bruce Sloan BTEC National Certificate in ICT Systems Support Business Information Systems Assignment 1 - Organisational Structures 1)i) The two main types of business organisational structures are: * Centralised * Decentralised ii) The business organisational structure that would provide the most error-free communication to and from management would generally be the centralised structure. A decentralised structure is loosely controlled and is usually largely autonomous, whereas a centralised structure has little freedom of action and is under strong control. This allows management to keep a firm grasp on what is happening within the business, thus keeping communication as error-free a possible. Centralised organisations rely on a governance structure where information management reports up through a single chain of command. Decentralised organisations, on the other hand, distribute the management of information through a multitude of functional and regional command chains. 2)i) Functional areas that would be found within a service organisation would most likely include the following: * Human Resources ( core function) * Purchasing (...

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