ORGANIZING Flashcards
COM EXAM
DEFINE ORGANIZING
the process of identifying and grouping various activities, bringing together physical, financial and social resources and establishing authority relationships among job positions.
IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIZING
- TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
2.ADAPTATION TO CHANGE - SECURITY AND SUPPORT
- OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES
- SPECIALIZATION
STEPS IN ORGANIZATION
- DIVISION OF WORK
2.GROUPING JOBS AND ACTIVITIES - ASSIGNING DUTIES
- DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
- COORDINATING ACTIVITIES
DEFINE FORMAL ORGANIZATION
- a system of coordinated activities of a group of people working towards a common goal under authority and leadership.
- it lays down the functions, authority, and responsibilities of every individual
- there is a chain of superior- subordinate command
FEATURESOF FORMAL ORGANIZATION
- deliberately created
- specialization
- authority and responsibility
- developed
- written rules and procedures
ADVANTAGES OF A FORMAL ORGANIZATION
- avoid duplication of work
- duplication of effort
- fix responsibility
- stability
- framework
DISADVANTAGES OF A FORMAL ORGANIZATION
- rigidity
- time taken for decision making
- human relationship
- complete picture
INFORMAL ORGANIZATION
People working in a formal organization must interact/communicate with each other in course of their work.
They develop friendly relationship and form small social groups
The network of these social groups based on friendship is known as informal organization
SALIENT FEATURES OF INFORMAL ORGANIZATION
- unplanned
2.human and social relationship - no written rules and regulations
- based
- cut across
ADVANTAGES OF INFORMAL ORGANIZATION
- sense of belonging
- solution from work problems
- protection from outside pressure
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