1. Biocon's organizational structure has changed since its establishment in India, starting with a simple strategic apex structure and becoming more complex with divisions and subsidiaries over time.
2. When it started, Biocon had a simple structure with low formalization and complexity but high centralization; it has since opened subsidiaries and adopted a divisional bureaucracy with higher formalization and functional complexity but limited horizontal decentralization.
3. Biocon also utilizes an adhocracy structure for research and development, with 40% of support staff holding master's degrees and 5% holding postdoctoral degrees.
10. Conclusion
1. Organisation structure changes from time to time. Even if we consider
The case of Biocon, it’s structure also changed since the day of it’s establishment.
2. When Biocon was first established in India, it had a very Simple structure whose
Key part was the Strategic Apex. Formalization was Low, Complexity was low but Centralization was high
3. Biocon Opened it’s Subsidiaries Syngene in 1994 and Clinigene in 2000.Currently it has a Divisional
Bureaucracy where Middle Line is the Key Part. Formalization has become high as well as the
Complexity.But Due to Middle line it has limited horizontal decentralization. It is highly functional.
4.Biocon is also having Adhocracy were the key part is the Support Staff in which 40% are holding a Master’s degree & 5% are
holding a post doctoral degree with basic focus on R&D.
12. Question
Q.1)The evaluation of this organization and its thirty-year journey makes one
wonder how the corporate and organizational structure will look by2015?