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Organisation and Management on Ubisoft

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UBISOFT REPORT

1. Introduction

1.1 The purpose of this report is to identify and show knowledge of Henri Fayols study on management. The study of management is about planning, organising, motivation and control. This report will discuss how technology can cause problems or assist managers in each of Henri Fayols study of management areas within Ubisoft. 1.2 Ubisoft was created in 1986 by five brothers Claude, Michel, Yves, Gérard and Christian Guillermots. Ubisoft is a publisher and distributor of educational software and video games and is the second largest force in video game creation worldwide. Ubisoft has distribution subsidiaries present in 21 countries and ensure the distribution of products in more than 50.

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The most influential causes of change will come from environmental, cultural, political and technological changes.

2.3 Organising

Organisations must organise a structure so that their objectives can be achieved. A company will have different departments and procedures with each one having a special function. All of these organised departments and procedures are linked so the company can run efficiently. For many organisation this can be very complex has they will have offices in international countries around the world.

2.3.1 With Ubisoft they have 29 production sites around the world. There production is organised into business units and act as service providers for the group 's design and marketing teams. They have 24 marketing subsidiaries located in 21 countries. Ubisoft also have organised administrative and Internet teams.

2.3.2 Ubisoft has different production, marketing, administrative and Internet teams in different countries. As each department uses different IT systems, managers have an initial problem of whether the IT centres should be centralised or decentralised. Centralisation has its advantages as it offers a rapid system response, it can save money through avoidance of duplicated activities and offers better security. Its disadvantages include if the central unit fails then the entire system will collapse and they might lose touch with the goals of major IT departments.

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