Introduction

The Oxford English Dictionary defines an organization as: “an organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department”, a second definition appears as “the way in which the elements of a whole are arranged”.
Throughout the semester, we had studied and analyze the complexities of an organization and how its members interact, what we call organizational behavior. Applying the understandings from the subject in hand, this paper will analyze the organizational structure and set up of my current employer.

My contribution for the company comes as a Spa Consultant and has developed into a hands-on position. Given this is a start-up, the company’s financials are merely projections and not available to me. Given the nature of the start-up nature of the project and the non disclosure of financial information the main tools utilized for the analysis of the company are the 7-S Framework analysis, throughout this paper, and the SWOT analysis (see page 18).

The project can be described as a new venture in the growing and trendy wellness hospitality industry, a modern and iconic Wellness Retreat located in the foot of the Himalayas in India. The current analysis will explore the leadership style and organizational structure established by a highly visionary, detailed oriented yet inexperienced CEO.
But first, lets start by understanding the market we are in.

The Wellness Tourism Industry

According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, (World Tourism Organization , 2014) the international hospitality and tourism industry grew by 5% in 2013, reaching 1,087 million arrivals. For 2014, UNWTO forecasts 4% to 4.5% growth. As shown on the graphic below these lines, Asia pacific itself showed an incredible 6% growth for international tourism arrivals.

A good segment of the market is trending into an emerging