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Which department do you consider to be the 'backbone' of an Organization?

Created by : Arpit Biswas, Managing Consultant, EMCPL  | 03 01 2011 15:28:41 +0000
Keywords : which department do you consider to be the 'backbone' of an organization?
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Cant narrow it down to one. No organisation can survive on any one department. All departments are equally important and play a vital role in an organisation.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  03 09 2011 13:48:06 +0000
 
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In my opinion first the finance dept which is the life blood of any organization and then the revenue generation through sales & marketing dept which needs finance to plan the marketing strategy. Thanks Mr.Shashikant for the referral.
By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  03 08 2011 17:39:52 +0000
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Sales Depatment holds the key.. but cant give them full credit cause putting the right person in sales and marketing is contribution from HR dept. am i confusing something??
By Visakh P V, Freight Service Agent, FedEx  | 03 16 2011 12:23:52 +0000
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i totally agree with jaygopal's views.  Every department has to play its role properly for the overall good functioning of the organisation.
By kanukurthy sudershanrao, Operations Manager, Andhra Bank  | 03 09 2011 15:21:41 +0000
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BOTH ARE NEEDED.
By sudhakar , BUSINESS CONSULTANT  | 03 03 2011 16:23:13 +0000
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I am neutral just to comment I am here.. It does not mean I am on this side.. :) A company stands tall with the good balance between all the sources not alone HR or sales.. We can't compare them..Can we.. One can't go long without another..
By Shashikant Rajak, Senior Consultant, Technozone consultancy ltd  | 03 03 2011 11:43:50 +0000
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It would be valuable if you share the reasons for your choice.
By Arpit Biswas, Managing Consultant, EMCPL  | 03 01 2011 15:28:41 +0000
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No doubt every dept is important and contributing. But the comparison here is between HR & Sales. To function effectively & successfully by all dept, what is necessary is the finance and revenue generation through sales & marketing.All employees in various dept need the salary to work with enthusiasm & motivation and the investors need their returns on their investments.
By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 03 09 2011 17:58:00 +0000
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Cant narrow it down to one. No organisation can survive on any one department. All departments are equally important and play a vital role in an organisation.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 03 09 2011 13:48:04 +0000
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Natteraja I agree with you. In case the MD to be appointed and there are two candidates one from Finance and one from Marketing the finance guy will be chosen for the post without any doubt .
By Rathin Deb, Advisor and retail consultant, currently as Branch Manager, Tower Infotech Ltd  | 03 09 2011 10:18:25 +0000
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Agree with Mr.Natteraja, first finance and then sales-marketing dept. is very important for an organaization as per priority. Because if you have finanace then, business can run or making an investment. Then sell products , revenue will generate.There are many possibilities of sales product, initially it many not need any HR..
By Virag Shah, Confidential  | 03 09 2011 04:31:02 +0000
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The fact is all departments that are present has equql importance. Then in the '80's, 85% of the American corporate CEO's were Finance or Law professionals. So American corporations then gave more emphasize to Finance professionals though Law professionals were also given emphasize sideways because legal costs were exhorbitant for corporations and these in house lawyers saved them such expenses. Then it depends also on what sort of cultures the company creates for its own mission. American corporations are task oriented so they give more emphasize to Finance. In India more visibility now is on Infotech firms which are of role culture and so HR is predominant. Marketing is the 'club culture' more of OB in nature.
By Mathew Cherian, Research Associate/Analyst, Western Michigan University  | 03 08 2011 18:00:50 +0000
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sales is more important than HR
By pratap narayan singh, B.Tech/B.E. student, J.S.S. Academy Of Technical Education,NOIDA  | 03 04 2011 07:39:07 +0000
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I would say Sales.

Whether you are product oriented or service oriented , if you cannot sell your product or your service , you cannot remain in business !

All other departments , apart from Operations , are support departments. Operations and Sales are the backbone of an organization , unless the organization is a research organization , in which case the R & D department may also be a front-runner.

 
By K. NARAYAN, None, None  | 03 04 2011 05:39:27 +0000
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we are not politian we are here to discuss actual fact  hume dekhna hai karna hai nrutral ,cant compare is laugage of politian
By s p chakravarty, chief general manager, sky automobiles ltd  | 03 04 2011 04:59:13 +0000
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you cant be neutral only one answer yes or not company can manage without hr but impossible with out sales even it is a hot selling product
By s p chakravarty, chief general manager, sky automobiles ltd  | 03 04 2011 04:56:38 +0000
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sales is finally ultimate aim of the company which generates revenew for company.hr activities can be managed by sales person but sales activity can only be managed by sales professional
By s p chakravarty, chief general manager, sky automobiles ltd  | 03 03 2011 05:16:33 +0000
Argue for "HR "
Argue for "Sales"
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