The essay begins with the examination of what an organization is. The definition of an organisation, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is “An organised group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department”.
An organization may be as simple as an entity that has one or more people conducting a particular purpose, for example a one man delivery service. Daft provides a more comprehensive definition of organisations, as (1) social entities that (2) are goal-directed, (3) are designed as deliberately structured and coordinated activity systems, and (4) are linked to the external environment. This will be used as the basis for discussion in this essay.
It is important to highlight that firstly, an organisation is social; it is made up of people and is primarily important to the organisation. An organisation is first and foremost about people. It is not about the machines nor technology but centrally important to be about people.
Secondly, there needs to be a common goal, a particular purpose. This can be providing a service to people in terms of healthcare, protection from harm or elements or providing a product that people want. A key important distinction in the common “goal-directed” is whether the organisation is a profit-seeking business or nonprofit. An example of the nonprofit organisation is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) where the people working in the non-profit organisation are seeking to provide a social impact. Such an organisation has no clear “bottom line” to determine the success of the organisation nor the organisational effectiveness.
Thirdly, organisations are deliberately designed systems and the heart of this leads to much discussion on the methodology and ability for cha...
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An organization is structured in a certain way based on some factors. Size is a factor because the bigger the organization, the more complex its structure. If the company is small, the design is generally simple. A small company does not have to undergo a formal structure. Larger organizations depend more on authority delegation and formal work responsibility, because a bigger company is harder to manage. Another factor is the lifecycle of the organization. An organization undergoes the...
Organisations are structured in a variety of ways, depending on many aspects including their size, objectives, culture and management style. It is important to look at these aspects as these influence the design and the structure of the business.
An organization is a social unit of people that is designed and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between the different activities and the members, and subdivisions and assigns roles, responsibilities, and authority to carry out different tasks. Organizations are open systems; they can affect and are affected by their environment (What is an organization? definition and meaning, 2013). Working in an organization individual’s deal with numerous issues. Drugs and alcohol abuse in organizations has become a main concern.
Oxfam is organised into a structure that will enable them to meet their purposes, and to provide a famine relief, to create excellent bargains for shoppers. The organisational structure is dividing up work that needs to be done, by dividing the work this means that people in the organisation is clear about who does what in the organisation and that all the tasks that are required and performed. This is also important to avoid conflict and individuals making decisions that contradict others in the business.
The Person-Organization Fit which forms the basis for this discussion is an equally useful concept which has been used over time to cr...
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Culture change can be managed as a continuous process rather than through big shifts. (Watkins 2013)
(WK 6, L2) The answers to these questions help leaders determine the written policies and procedures, rewards and penalties, technology, and physical layout of the organization (WK 6, L2). In regard to the first two elements, leaders must remember that structure trumps strategy (WK 6, L2). Finally, in assessing the people of the organization, leaders must ask themselves (1) who are our people, and (2) how do we train them? (WK 6, L2) The answers to these questions help leaders determine the organization 's culture, influence structures, training and socialization, and society (WK 6, L2). In regard to the last two elements, leaders must remember that people trump structure (WK 6,
Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2008). Reframing organizations. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons.
Organizational behaviour is the understanding of individual and groups’ behaviour and patterns of structure in order to help improve organisational performance and effectiveness. However, the application of organisational behaviour and effective management of people at work take place in the context of wider environmental setting, including the changing patterns of organisations and work enhances the performance of employee. Furthermore, For the purpose of this assignment the approaches to understanding the nature of organisations will be reviewed in relation with my chosen paradigm and also the writer will be providing recommendations for my chosen organisation.
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The overall structure of of various types of organizations can be framed by using metaphorical images which help to clarify the way that organizations operate. Morgan (2006) discusses several of these metaphorical images, including the image of an organization as a machine and the image of an organization as an organism. Each image is unique, but there are some similarities and many differences between the two. In order to understand each image meaningfully, the two images will be introduced, explained, compared, and contrasted in this paper. This will be followed by a personal discussion of which image the author would choose if only one image was available as the single way to structure an organization.
Gibson, J. L., Ivancevich, J. M., Donnelly, J. H., & Konopaske, R. (2009). Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes. New York: McGraw-Hill.