An Overview of HSBC Group: The HSBC Group is named after its founding member, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which was established in 1865 in Hong Kong and Shanghai to finance the growing trade between China and Europe. Thomas Sutherland, a Hong Kong Superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company helped to establish this bank in March 1865. Throughout the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, the bank established a network of agencies and branches based mainly in China and South East Asia but also with representation in the Indian sub-continent, Japan, Europe and North America. The post-war political and economic changes in the world forced the bank to analyze its strategy for continued growth in the 1950s. The bank diversified both its business and its geographical spread through acquisitions and alliances. HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, was established in 1991 with its shares quoted on both the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The HSBC Group now comprises a unique range of banks and financial service providers around the globe. HSBC maintains one of the world’s largest private data communication networks and is reconfiguring its business for the e-age. Its rapidly growing e-commerce capability includes the use of the internet, PC banking over a private network, 1 | Page
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An Overview of HSBC Group:
The HSBC Group is named after its founding member, The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which was
established in 1865 in Hong Kong and Shanghai to finance the
growing trade between China and Europe.
Thomas Sutherland, a Hong Kong Superintendent of the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company helped to
establish this bank in March 1865. Throughout the late
nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, the bank
established a network of agencies and branches based mainly in
China and South East Asia but also with representation in the
Indian sub-continent, Japan, Europe and North America.
The post-war political and economic changes in the world
forced the bank to analyze its strategy for continued growth
in the 1950s. The bank diversified both its business and its
geographical spread through acquisitions and alliances.
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, was
established in 1991 with its shares quoted on both the London
and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The HSBC Group now comprises a
unique range of banks and financial service providers around
the globe.
HSBC maintains one of the world’s largest private data
communication networks and is reconfiguring its business for
the e-age. Its rapidly growing e-commerce capability includes
the use of the internet, PC banking over a private network,
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interactive TV, and fixed and mobile, including wireless
application protocol or WAP-enabled mobile, telephones.
HSBC Mission Statement:
“We aim to satisfy our customers with high quality service
that reflects our global image as the premier international
bank”
Objectives of HSBC:
HSBC’s objectives are to provide innovative products supported
by quality delivery of systems and excellence customer
services, to train and motivate staffs and to exercise social
responsibility. By combining regional strengths with group
network HSBC’s aim is to be the one of the leading banks in
its principle markets. HSBC’s goal is to achieve sustained
earnings growth and to continue to enhance shareholders value.
HSBC History:
The HSBC Group has a history, which is unique. Many of its
principal companies opened for business over a century ago and
they have a history rich in variety and achievement.
Foundation and Growth:
The inspiration behind the founding of the bank was Thomas
Sutherland, a Scot who was then working as the Hong Kong
Superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company. Realizing the considerable demand for local banking
facilities both in Hong Kong and along the China coast and he
helped to establish the bank in March 1865. Then, as now, the
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bank’s headquarters were at 1 Queen’s Road Central in Hong
Kong and a branch was opened one month later in Shanghai.
Throughout the late nineteenth and the early twentieth
centuries, the bank established a network of agencies and
branches based mainly in China and South East Asia but also
with representation in the Indian sub-continent, Japan, Europe
and North America. In many of its branches the bank was the
pioneer of modern banking practices. From the outset, trade
finance was a strong feature of the bank’s business with gold
bars, exchange and merchant banking also playing an important
part. Additionally, the bank issued notes in many countries
throughout the Far East.
During the Second World War the bank was forced to close many
branches and its head office was temporarily moved to London.
However, after the war the bank played a key role in the
reconstruction of the Hong Kong economy and began to further
diversify the geographical spread of the bank.
The Making of the modern HSBC Group:
The post-war political and economic changes in the world
forced the bank to analyze its strategy for continued growth
in the 1950s. The bank diversified both its business and its
geographical spread through acquisitions and alliances. This
strategy culminated in 1992 with one of the largest bank
acquisitions in history when HSBC Holdings acquired the UK’s
Midland Bank plc (now called HSBC Bank plc). However, it
remained committed to its historical markets and played an
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important part in the reconstruction of Hong Kong where its
branch network continued to expand.
Banks under the HSBC Group:
Many of the members have changed their name into HSBC, The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to introduce
the whole group under one brand name.
Midland Bank HSBC Holdings acquired Midland Bank one of the
principal UK clearing banks in 1992. Headquartered
in London, the bank has a personal customer base of
five and a half million, business customers of over
half a million, and a network of almost 1,700
branches in the United Kingdom. Midland has offices
in 28 countries and territories, principally in
continental Europe, with a number of offices in
Latin America.
Hang Seng
Bank
Hang Seng Bank, in which Hongkong Bank has a 62.1%
equity interest, maintains a network of 146
branches in the Hong Kong SAR, where it is the
second largest locally incorporated bank after
Hongkong Bank. Hang Seng Bank also has a branch in
Singapore and two branches and two representative
offices in China.
Marine
Midland Bank
Marine Midland Bank headquartered in Buffalo, New
York, has 380 banking locations statewide. The bank
serves over two million personal customers and
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120,000 commercial and institutional customers in
New YorkState and, in selected businesses,
throughout the United States.
Hongkong
Bank of
Canada
Hongkong Bank of Canada is the largest foreign-
owned bank in Canada and the country’s seventh-
largest bank. With headquarters in Vancouver, it
has 116 branches across Canada and two branches in
the western United States.
Banco HSBC
Bamerindus
Banco HSBC Bamerindus was established in Brazil in
1997. The bank has network of some 1,900 branches
and sub-branches, the second largest in Brazil.
Hongkong
Bank
Malaysia
Hongkong Bank Malaysia is the largest foreign-owned
bank in Malaysia and the country’s fifth-largest
bank, with 36 branches.
The British
Bank of the
Middle East
(British
Bank)
The British Bank of the Middle East (British Bank)
is the largest and most widely represented
international bank in the Middle East, with 31
branches throughout the United Arab Emirates, Oman,
Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinian
Autonomous Area, including an offshore banking unit
in Bahrain. The bank also has branches in Mumbai
and Trivandrum, India, and Baku, Azerbaijan, as
well as private banking operations in London and
Geneva.
HSBC Banco HSBC Banco Roberts was acquired in 1997. Based in
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Roberts Buenos Aires, it is one of Argentina’s largest
privately owned banks, with 60 branches throughout
the country.
Hongkong
Bank of
Australia
Hongkong Bank of Australia has 16 branches across
Australia. It is the flagship of the HSBC Group’s
businesses there, operating under the name HSBC
Australia, and providing a complete range of
financial services.
The Saudi
British Bank
The Saudi British Bank, a 40%-owned member of the
HSBC Group, has 63 branches throughout Saudi Arabia
and a branch in London.
Other associated Group banks are British Arab Commercial Bank,
The Cyprus Popular Bank and Egyptian British Bank.
Customer Segments of HSBC Group:
Personal HSBC provides a full range of personal financial
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Financial
Services
services, including current and savings account,
mortgages, insurance, credit cards, loans,
pensions and investments. In 2000, residential
mortgages across the Group – excluding Household
– grew by 15%, while non-mortgage personal
lending increased by over 20%. Credit cards in
issue grew by 20% worldwide. Sales of repayment
protection insurance and deposit growth reached
record levels. Current account balances in the UK
exceeded £ 10 billion for the first time at year-
end 2000. The number of customers registered for
e-banking services – via the internet and
telephone – more than trebled in 2000. The
internet generated sales of over 2.3 million
products and 87 million transactions.
Consumer
Finance
Through Household International, Inc., HSBC is
now a major provider of consumer finance and a
top 10 issuer of credit cards in the USA.
Household provides consumer loans, credit cards,
vehicle finance, mortgage financing and credit
insurance to middle America. During 2004,
Household achieved good organic loan growth,
which it supplemented with portfolio
acquisitions. The strongest growth was in the
real estate portfolio and the mortgage services
business, and also in branch-based consumer
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lending. Synergy benefits with HSBC included
store cards and point-of-sale financing.
Commercial
Banking
The provision of services to small and medium-
sized enterprises around the world is core
strength of HSBC. During 2000, HSBC increased its
leading position in the UK business start-up
market to 21% and attracted record levels of
business current and deposit account balances.
Business internet banking was offered in 20
countries and territories, and the number of
registered users more than doubled to 600,000.
Money transmission revenues, trade finance fees,
wealth, savings and insurance products all
showing growth during 2000.
Corporate,
Investment
Banking and
Markets
This customer group comprises four main business
lines – Corporate and Institutional Banking,
Global Investment Banking, Global Markets and
Global Transaction Banking – which focus on long-
term relationships with major international
corporations and institutions. Record results
were achieved in 2000. The Global Markets
business excelled, particularly in international
debt issuance, risk management and structured
products, and foreign exchange. Global Investment
Banking was entrusted with a number of landmark
deals in capital restructuring, corporate
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reorganization and strategic advice.
Private
Banking
This customer group provides world-class
financial services to high net worth individuals
and their families. In 2000, Private Banking
posted improved financial results in all regions,
led by Asia, which had a record year. New
business initiatives and a general improvement in
investment markets led to increased client
activity across a range of products. An increase
in discretionary mandates, together with a strong
demand for client-tailored structured products,
contributed to higher fee revenues and dealing
income. Funds under management grew by 18%,
reflecting both net inflows of client assets and
improving market conditions.
HSBC International network:
The HSBC Group’s international network comprises of some
10,500 offices in 81 countries. A brief list is presented as
of 2007 in the next page:
Europe
Armenia 2 Greece 70 Netherlan
ds
1
Azerbaijan 1 Hungary 3 Poland 5
Belgium 6 Ireland 14 Russia 3
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Channel
Islands
34 Isle of Man 6 Spain 4
Cyprus 144 Italy 5 Sweden 3
Czech
Republic
4 Luxembourg 8 Switzerla
nd
15
France 836 Malta 64 Turkey 160
Germany 11 Monaco 2 United
Kingdom
1908
Asia-
Pacific
Australia 39 Indonesia 13 New
Zealand
9
Bangladesh 9 Japan 6 Pakistan 4
Brunei
Darussalam
13 Kazakhstan 1 Philippin
es
24
China 30 Korea
Republic
12 Singapore 26
Cook
Islands
1 Macau Special
Admin.Region
5 Sri Lanka 10
Hong Kong 381 Malaysia 42 Taiwan 19
India 41 Maldives 1 Thailand 2
Vietnam 2
Americas
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Argentina 196 Canada 282 United
States of
America
3566
Bahamas 5 Cayman
Islands
6 Uruguay 6
Bermuda 9 Chile 2 Venezuela 1
Brazil 1470 Mexico 1387 British
Virgin
Islands
3
Panama 16
Middle
East &
Africa
Algeria 1 Israel 4 Palestinian
Autonomous
Area
1
Angola 1 Jordan 2 Qatar 4
Bahrain 8 Lebanon 6 Saudi Arabia 75
Cote d
Ivoire
1 Libya 1 South Africa 10
Egypt 16 Mauriti
us
14 Uganda 1
Ghana 1 Morocco 1 United Arab 16
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Emirates
Iran 1 Oman 5
Country Classifications
To ensure that the key resources (management time, capital,
human resources and information technology) are correctly
allocated and that the exchange of best practice is
accelerated between entities, the group has classified the
countries where it operates into 3 categories: the large, the
major and the international.
These classifications are a function of sustainable,
attributable earnings, the number of retail clients, balance
sheet and size of operation. A brief presentation of this
classification is shown below:
Large: United Kingdom, USA and Hong Kong SAR/Mainland China.
Definition
► More than one million personal clients
► Sustainable earnings greater than US$ 200 million
Business Focus
► Concentrated group resources on wealth management
► Be a top 10 player in any market or region served
► Develop cross selling, loyalty programs and value added
products.
Major: Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, India, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
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Definition
► Sustainable earnings between US$ 100 – 200 million
Business Focus
► Universal bank’s (personal, corporate, and investment
banking with domestic business)
► Platforms for international group business
► Next generation of large companies
► Stable self funding entities
► Onshore HQ
International: The rest of the world.
Definition
► Earnings below US$ 100 million
Business Focus
► Platforms for international group business
► Limited domestic presence
► “Nursery” for developing management
► Tomorrow’s major businesses
► Supported by offshore HQ
International Brand
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A key part of the Group’s business strategy is the creation of
a global brand featuring the HSBC name and hexagon symbol. The
symbol is now a familiar sight around the world. The Group has
embarked on the next phase — making the HSBC brand universally
synonymous with its core values of integrity, trust and
excellent customer service.
HSBC Brand & Corporate Identity:
The Hexagon logo of HSBC derives from HSBC’s traditionally
flag, a white rectangle divided diagonally. The design of the
flag was based on the cross of ST.Andrew, The Patron Saint of
Scotland.
HSBC brand & corporate identity represents what HSBC wants its
brand to mean to its customer. It is derived from the group:
Corporate Character:
HSBC is a prudent, cost conscious, ethically grounded,
conservative, trustworthy international builder of long-term
customer relationships.
Basic Drives:
HSBC’s basic drives are Higher Productivity, Team Orientation,
and Creative Organization, & Customer Orientation.
The essence of HSBC brand is integrity, trust, and excellent
customer service. It gives confidence to customers, value to
investors, & comfort to colleagues.
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Through the process of listening to individuals needs and then
acting in partnership to deliver the right solutions, HSBC is
committed to help the clients make the most of their financial
assets.
HSBC operate on a global basis, but also work on a local level
to ensure the cross-border differences are identified and any
related benefits exploited. HSBC teams of specialists ensure
that whether you need solutions across the world, regionally,
or locally, and they have the skills, expertise, and resources
to deliver them. They automate as many functions as possible,
even as ensuring retains control.
HSBC claims that they are the people to talk to if anyone
wants the following: -
Global cash flow co-ordination
Enhanced risk management
Improved security and audit controls
Minimized costs and reduced operating expenses
Maximized liquidity, returns and interest benefits
GROUP VISION:
To – become the world’s leading financial services
company
– balance group earnings between the OECD and
the Emerging markets
GROUP VALUES
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-Long term, ethical client service
-High productivity through team work
-Confident and ambitious sense of excellence
-International character, conservative
orientation
-Capable of creativity and strong marketing
HSBC’S GOVERNING OBJECTIVES:
“We will beat the mean Total shareholder return performance of
a peer group of financial institutions over a three year
rolling average; and target to double share holder returns in
five years.”
Group Business Principles and Value:
The HSBC Group is committed to Five Core Business Principles:
Outstanding customer service;
Effective and efficient operations;
Strong capital and liquidity;
Conservative lending policy;
Strict expense discipline;
HSBC Operates According to Certain Key Business Values:
The highest personal standards of integrity at all levels;
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Commitment to truth and fair dealing;
Hand-on management at all levels;
Openly esteemed commitment to quality and competence;
A minimum of bureaucracy;
Fast decisions and implementation;
Putting the Group’s interests ahead of the individual’s;
The appropriate delegation of authority with accountability;
Fair and objective employer;
A merit approach to recruitment, selection, promotion;
A commitment to complying with the spirit and letter of all
laws and regulations;
Promotion of good environmental practice and sustainable
development and commitment to the welfare and development of
each local community.
HSBC’s reputation is founded on adherence to these principles
and values. All actions taken by a member of HSBC or staff
member on behalf of a Group company should conform to them.
HSBC Bangladesh:
The HSBC Group is represented in Bangladesh by its Head Office
in Dhaka (Sonargaon Road), a second full-service branch in
Chittagong (Agrabad) and another one in Sylhet and two booths
in Gulshan & Motijheel with a vision to satisfy its customer
with high quality service that reflects its global image as
the premier International Bank. The Bank has opened another
branch in Dhanmondi and will recently open a branch in Banani.
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The Bank has been serving customers in Bangladesh since 1996.
It has also an Offshore Banking Unit, which provides banking
services for foreign companies based in the Export Processing
Zones in Dhaka and Chittagong. In September 1999, it
introduced ATM and telephone banking for Personal Banking.
Five ATMs located at the five branches, there are 17 off-site
ATMs located in Uttara, Dhanmondi, Banani, Shantinagar and GEC
(Chittagong), East Nasirabad (Chittagong), Sylhet etc.
HSBC Bangladesh Overview:
Name of the
Organization
The Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation
Bangladesh LTD
Year of Establishment 1996
Head Office AnchorTower, 1/1-B Sonargaon Road Dhaka
1205, Bangladesh
Nature of the
organization
Multinational company with subsidiary
group in Bangladesh
Shareholders HSBC group shareholders
Products Savings & deposit services
Loan products
Corporate and Institutional services
Trade services & Hexagon
Management Mr. Steve Banner
Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Shafqat Hossain
Head of Personal Financial Services
Mr. Mahbubur Rahman
Head of Corporate Banking
Mr. Syed Akhtar Hossain Uddin
Human Resource Manager
Mr. Mostafizur Rahman
Marketing Manager
Mr. Arjun Fernando
Chief Operating Officer
Number of Offices 9 (Dhaka, Motijheel, Gulshan, Dhanmondi,,
Chittagong & Sylhet)
Number of ATM’s 22
Number of employees 750+
Technology Offers full online banking from branch to
branch and from Dhaka to Chittagong.
Service Coverage &
Customers
Serves individual and corporate customers
within Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.
HSBC Bangladesh currently provides services from two of its
full service branches one in Dhaka and the other one in
Chittagong. Besides these offices there are two personal
banking Booth offices located at Gulshan & Motijheel, and a
new branch opened at Dhanmondi. There is currently nine ATM’s
operating in Dhaka and 1 in Chittagong.
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Different Activities in Bangladesh:
As one of the largest international banks in Bangladesh, HSBC
has a long-term commitment to its customers and provides a
comprehensive range of financial services: personal,
commercial and corporate banking; trade services; cash
management; treasury; consumer & business finance; and
securities, and custody services.
Personal Banking Services:
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited offers a
full range of personal banking products and services designed
to take care of its customers’ growing needs and requirements.
HSBC in Bangladesh has launched a number of loan products
during 2000. Personal Installment Loan is an unsecured loan
that does not require any personal guarantee or cash
security; Car Loan, also, does not require any down payment or
personal guarantee. The Bank has already launched Phone
banking, a state-of-the-art automated telephone banking
service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days
a year, which allows customers to access their account from
the comfort of the office or home. HSBC is the market leader
in the local Auto payservice with which the company can
initiate bulk Taka payments to, or Taka collections from, any
HSBC current or savings accounts of counterparts for a
specified sum at a specified date, regardless of the branch.
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HSBC also offers Power vantage, a unique all-in-one package of
products and services designed to give total financial control
to the customer; a unique savings account, which allows the
customer to do any number of transactions without any charges
being incurred or credit interest lost. To satisfy the growing
needs of real estate HSBC Bangladesh recently launched Home
Loan Scheme and a special type of deposit product named
“Bangladesh International” for non-resident Bangladeshi.
Corporate Banking Services:
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited offers a
wide range of cash financing, working capital, short and
medium-term loans and guarantee facilities from its Head
Office and Chittagong branch. The Offshore Banking Unit (OBU)
provides US Dollar denominated working capital as well as
short-term finance for capital imports to eligible businesses.
Using high-speed communication links, HSBC connects customers
to international payment systems.
Trade Services:
As the leading provider of trade finance and related services
to importers and exporters in Asia, HSBC in Bangladesh
operates a highly automated trade-processing network and offer
an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capability
through Hexagon. The Bank also uses SWIFT, an efficient and
secure mechanism for bank-to-bank global communications used
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for all trade related activities including fund transfers and
issuance of DC’s (Documentary Credit).
Financial Institutions:
HSBC provides global trade services and cash management
services to local banks. HSBC’s worldwide network strength,
with over 7000 offices in 81 countries and territories,
coupled with a world class reputation in Trade Finance (“Best
Trade Documentation Bank” – Euro money) and an unparalleled
presence in Asia (“Best Bank in Asia” — Euro money), places
HSBC in an ideal position to render unmatched correspondent
banking services.
HSBC’s commanding presence in the USA (5th largest USD clearing
bank globally), UK (largest GBP clearing bank globally), and
the Euro land (largest Euro clearing bank in the UK) both in
terms of network strength and clearing ability allows the Bank
to provide first class cash management solutions in 3 major
global currencies; US dollar, Pound sterling, and the Euro.
Payments and Cash Management (PCM):
HSBC is the pioneer in introducing electronic cash management
solutions in Bangladesh, by introducing its state-of-the-art
proprietary software, Hexagon, back in 1997. This was
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initially made available to corporate clients only but has
since been expanded to include banks and retail clients.
With Hexagon, the Bank’s proprietary cash management system,
corporate customers can access banking services from anywhere
in the world to view account balances and statements, make
transfers and international payments, and to open documentary
credits, by using only a PC, a modem, and a telephone line.
Organizational Structure of HSBC Bangladesh
Importance of Organizational Design
Organizational design means selecting the combination of
organizational structure and control systems that lets a
company pursue its strategy most effectively—that lets it
create and sustain a competitive advantage. The primary role
of organizational structure is twofold:
(1) To coordinate the activities of employees so that they
work together most effectively to implement a strategy that
increases competitive advantage.
(2) To motivate employees and provide them with the incentives
to achieve superior efficiency, quality, innovation, or
customer responsiveness.
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Figure : Effect of Good Organizational Design on Profitability
Good organizational design increases profitability of a firm,
as it can be seen from the figure. Thus a well planned
organizational structure is crucial for a firm.
The organizational structure of HSBC Bangladesh has been
created, keeping these factors in mind. The structure can be
analyzed in terms of differentiation.
Vertical Differentiation in the Organizational Structure:
The aim of vertical differentiation is to specify the
reporting relationships that link people, tasks, and functions
at all levels of a company. This means that management chooses
the appropriate number of hierarchical levels and the correct
span of control for implementing a company’s strategy most
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the organization. The span of control is defined as the number
of subordinates a manager directly manages. The basic choice
is whether to select a flat structure, with few hierarchical
levels and thus a relatively wide span of control, or a tall
structure, with many levels and thus a relatively narrow span
of control.
HSBC bank Bangladesh has a flat structure, with only five
levels in the management. The top most level is the CEO (Chief
Executive Officer) level. The CEO, Mr. David J. Griffiths is
the head of the organization. The next top position is
Manager. The “Managers” of HSBC can be compared to the
departmental heads of other organizations that are doing
business in Bangladesh. The head of human resources is the HR
Manager in HSBC. In other organizations, entry level employees
are termed as “Executives”, which is a mistake. By definition,
executives should be the topmost employees of an organization.
In HSBC, CEO and the managers are called executive level
employees.
Figure: The Flat Organizational Structure of HSBC Bangladesh