ORGANIZATION
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective
goal.Organizations exists in order to achieve their aims & objectives and to provide
satisfaction for their members.Organizations are structures of people.
Organization can be defined as the process of identifying and grouping the work to be
performed, defining and delegating responsibility and authority and establishing
relationship for the purpose of enabling people to work most effectively together in
accomplishing objectives
Thus organization is an association of persons for achieving certain objectives. It is a
coordination of the activities of a number of people for the achievement of some common
well defined goals, through division of labour and function and through a hierarchy of
authority and responsibility
Organization defined as A social unit of people, systematically structured and managed to
meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a
management structure that determines relationships between functions and positions, and
subdivides and delegates roles, responsibilities, and authority to carry out defined tasks.
Organizations are open systems in that they affect and are affected by the environment
beyond their boundaries.
According to Keith Davis, "Organization may be defined as a group of individuals, large
of small, that is cooperating under the direction of executive leadership in
accomplishment of certain common object."
According to Chester I. Barnard, "Organization is a system of co-operative activities of
two or more persons."
According to Louis A. Allen, "Organization is the process of identifying and grouping the
work to be performed, defining and delegating responsibility and authority, and
establishing relationship for the purpose of enabling people to work most effectively
together in accomplishing objectives."
According to Mooney and Railey, "Organization is the form of every human association
for the attainment of a common purpose."
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,FEATURES OF ORGANIZATION
1. Composition of interrelated individuals
2. Deliberate and conscious creation and recreation
3. Achievement of common objectives
4. Division of work
5. Coordination
6. Co-operative relationship
7. Well defined authority responsibility relationship
8. Group Behavior
9. Performance
IMPORTANCE/NEED/ADVANTAGES/SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANIZATION
It Facilitated Administration and management: Organization is an important and the
only tool to achieve enterprise goals set b administration and explained by
management. Sound organization increases efficiency, avoids delay and duplication of
work, increases managerial efficiency, increases promptness, and motivates employees
to perform their responsibility.
It Help in the Growth of Enterprise: Good organization is helpful to the growth,
expansion and diversifications of the enterprise.
It Ensures Optimum Use of Human Resources: Good organization establishes persons
with different interests, skills, knowledge and viewpoints.
It Stimulates Creativity: A sound and well-conceived organization structure is the source
of creative thinking and initiation of new ideas.
A Tool of Achieving Objectives: Organization is a vital tool in the hands of the
management for achieving set objectives of the business enterprise.
Prevents Corruption: Usually corruption exists in those enterprises which lack sound
organization. Sound organization prevents corruption by raising the morale of
employees. They are motivated to work with greater efficiency, honesty and devotion.
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, Co-ordination in the Enterprises: Different jobs and positions are welded together by
structural relationship of the organization. The organizational process exerts its due and
balanced emphasis on the co-ordination of various activities.
Eliminates Overlapping and Duplication or work: Over lapping and duplication of work
exists when the work distribution is not clearly identified and the work is performed in a
haphazard and disorganized way. Since a good organization demands that the duties be
clearly assigned amongst workers, such overlapping and duplication is totally
eliminated.
COMMON FACTORS IN ORGANIZATIONS
There are at least three common factors in any organization:
• People
• Objectives
• Structure
• Management
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An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective
goal.Organizations exists in order to achieve their aims & objectives and to provide
satisfaction for their members.Organizations are structures of people.
Organization can be defined as the process of identifying and grouping the work to be
performed, defining and delegating responsibility and authority and establishing
relationship for the purpose of enabling people to work most effectively together in
accomplishing objectives
Thus organization is an association of persons for achieving certain objectives. It is a
coordination of the activities of a number of people for the achievement of some common
well defined goals, through division of labour and function and through a hierarchy of
authority and responsibility
Organization defined as A social unit of people, systematically structured and managed to
meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a
management structure that determines relationships between functions and positions, and
subdivides and delegates roles, responsibilities, and authority to carry out defined tasks.
Organizations are open systems in that they affect and are affected by the environment
beyond their boundaries.
According to Keith Davis, "Organization may be defined as a group of individuals, large
of small, that is cooperating under the direction of executive leadership in
accomplishment of certain common object."
According to Chester I. Barnard, "Organization is a system of co-operative activities of
two or more persons."
According to Louis A. Allen, "Organization is the process of identifying and grouping the
work to be performed, defining and delegating responsibility and authority, and
establishing relationship for the purpose of enabling people to work most effectively
together in accomplishing objectives."
According to Mooney and Railey, "Organization is the form of every human association
for the attainment of a common purpose."
1
,FEATURES OF ORGANIZATION
1. Composition of interrelated individuals
2. Deliberate and conscious creation and recreation
3. Achievement of common objectives
4. Division of work
5. Coordination
6. Co-operative relationship
7. Well defined authority responsibility relationship
8. Group Behavior
9. Performance
IMPORTANCE/NEED/ADVANTAGES/SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANIZATION
It Facilitated Administration and management: Organization is an important and the
only tool to achieve enterprise goals set b administration and explained by
management. Sound organization increases efficiency, avoids delay and duplication of
work, increases managerial efficiency, increases promptness, and motivates employees
to perform their responsibility.
It Help in the Growth of Enterprise: Good organization is helpful to the growth,
expansion and diversifications of the enterprise.
It Ensures Optimum Use of Human Resources: Good organization establishes persons
with different interests, skills, knowledge and viewpoints.
It Stimulates Creativity: A sound and well-conceived organization structure is the source
of creative thinking and initiation of new ideas.
A Tool of Achieving Objectives: Organization is a vital tool in the hands of the
management for achieving set objectives of the business enterprise.
Prevents Corruption: Usually corruption exists in those enterprises which lack sound
organization. Sound organization prevents corruption by raising the morale of
employees. They are motivated to work with greater efficiency, honesty and devotion.
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, Co-ordination in the Enterprises: Different jobs and positions are welded together by
structural relationship of the organization. The organizational process exerts its due and
balanced emphasis on the co-ordination of various activities.
Eliminates Overlapping and Duplication or work: Over lapping and duplication of work
exists when the work distribution is not clearly identified and the work is performed in a
haphazard and disorganized way. Since a good organization demands that the duties be
clearly assigned amongst workers, such overlapping and duplication is totally
eliminated.
COMMON FACTORS IN ORGANIZATIONS
There are at least three common factors in any organization:
• People
• Objectives
• Structure
• Management
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