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Choose a Human Service Organisation that will be the focus of this essay. You can choose an organisation in which you are professionally involved or it could be another organisation in your local community for which you are aware and which allows you access to relevant information via their website. You need to provide an overview of the organisation and its organisational structure and culture using the following points below as your focus for analysis:

To what extent is managerialism evident within this organisation?
Which organisational theories can assist your understanding of the tensions between a professional in your area of practice and managers within that organisation?
How is leadership exercised in this organisation?
How might a worker in your profession within this organisation engage in leadership roles?
Reflect on what may be some of the ethical tensions you as a worker in your discipline area may encounter when working in this organisation

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Referencing must be in the APA (6th ed.) and references do not count towards the word limit

Assessment criteria

Each criteria has equal weighting

Review of managerialism within the organisation
Application of organisational theory to tensions between professional team members and managers within the organisation
Critical analysis of leadership within the organisation
Evidence of understanding of leadership role for a professional in your area of practice within the organisation
Evaluation of ethical tensions inherent in that professional role in the organisation
Academic integrity: expression, grammar and referencing

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Running Head: OVERVIEW AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF TELSTRA	1
OVERVIEW AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF TELSTRA	7
OVERVIEW AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF ORGANISATION: TELSTRA
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
1. Managerialism in Telstra	3
2. Organisational theories for the understanding of professional tension	4
3. Leadership in Telstra	4
4. Engaging Workers in Leadership Roles	5
5. Ethical tensions that may be encountered	5
Conclusion	6
References	7
Introduction 
Organisations are constructed when number of individuals work together day and night in order to build an empire. Therefore, the constructed empire cannot be run by a single individual and hence, this requires potential from number of individuals and workers at different levels of organisation. Organisational structure and function are the determinant towards the functionality and success of an organisation. Current article focuses towards Australian largest telecommunication company Telstra and the strategies that had been applied by the company not only to maintain a sustainable organisational structure but also to maintain a healthy work culture. 
1. Managerialism in Telstra
The concept of managerialism is not dominantly apparent within the organisation however, the organisation possess business dealings overseas also therefore an effective managerial line up has been implied by the organisation. Further, the organisation suggests that an effective manager is necessary as the staff simply implements what the manager thinks and plans for them and this was observed during 2010-2015 when David Thodey was appointed as the CEO of the company and announced the creation of $1 billion fighting fund to win back the dropped market shares and as a result in 2014 company was announced as the most respected company (Telstra, 2019). 
Further, the executives appointed by the company not only reflect high academic qualifications in management but also brilliant previous experiences; therefore, they do not focus management as the potential business runner instead corporate relations are given priority. However, every employee is considered as an important part of the organisation. Further, they also do not focus towards the concept of client, as the customer (Tsui & Cheung, 2004). 
2. Organisational theories for the understanding of professional tension
By applying the paradox theory, Cleland, Roberts, Kitto,

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