Future generali

Future Generali Life Insurance is a joint venture between three leading groups: Future Group
- A leading retailer of India, Generali Group - A global insurance group that features among
the top 50 largest companies of the world and Industrial Investment Trust Limited
(IITL) - A leading investment company.
Future Generali Life Insurance provides a complete range of simplified solutions for the
financial security of customers and enterprises, including savings, family protection, Unit Linked
Policies as well as group products.

History of the organization

Future Generali Life Insurance, incorporated in September 2007, is present across 84 branches.
We have sourced over 11 lakh policies since inception, and aim towards being one of the most
trusted insurers in India with assets under management of over
Rs. 2,600 crore (as on September, 2015)
(Not much history is available online, we will ask them this question too)
Note

1-

Observe

the

organization,

its

office

and

spaces,

ambience,

arrangements, dcor look like, is it giving you a traditional feel, a modern

feel or a mix?
Q1)What all design challenges you faced? how does your organization
reacted to that?(Refer
refer Nadler and Tushman case)
Q2) Ask questions to know whether the organization is organic and
mechanistic.
Question like
1. is there too much hierarchy to follow ,
2. rules and regulations ,
3. whether it is open door policy or you need to take prior
permission before meeting managers ,
4. How much autonomy is given to you all,

5. whether the way of functioning Is it highly structural or flexible

,

6. what is their office timing, is there any facility like flexi time ,
7. on which parameters employees are rewarded.(Add more
questions here to know whether it is mechanistic or an organic
organization )
Q3)If the company uses mechanistic(or organic ) structure , what is the
advantage of using such structure. What is the disadvantage? Do the
employees think that the structure needs to be more tight(or flexible). Why?
Note- Contextual Dimensions everything that shapes the structure of
the organization.They are 1) Size

2) Organizational Technology

3)

Environment 4) Goals & Strategy 5) Culture

Q4)Analyzing organization based on contextual factor includes questions like

How many employees work in your organization

What all methodology is used. How your

organization

functions( Technology for an organization is the production

subsystem that changes input to output)

Who all is your customers and suppliers
What is the impact of government policies on your business
Who all are your competitors
Purpose of the organization
Mission statement, plan of action.
What is your POD
Latest strategy which the organization is opting for
Key values ,beliefs ,norms that your organization follow.How
you ensure that every one adhere to it.

Note 3- We need to ask questions to know that whether the organizations internal design is
aligned with its contextual factor. Please think what is needed to know this.what kind of
questions should we ask ?