organization Flashcards
1
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organization
A
a group with identifiable membership that engages in concerted, collected actions to achieve a common purpose
2
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formal organization
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rationally designed to achieve particular objectives often by means of explicit rules, regulations, and procedures (ERP)
3
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types of formal organization
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utilitarian organization, coercive organization, normative organization
4
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utilitarian organization
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people join primarily because of some material benefit they expect to receive in return for their membership
5
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coercive organization
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members are forced to give unquestioned obedience to authority
6
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normative organization
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people joined of their own free will to pursue morally worthwhile goals without expectation of material rewards
