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What is an Organization?

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An organization is a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose, goals e.g. hospital, profit or non-profit organization, hotels etc. 



“An Organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities or efforts of two or more persons”.- Chester Barnard, Management Consultant.

Organizations can be thought as “social entities that are goal directed, deliberately structured activity systems with a permeable boundary” according to Bedeian and Zamnuto.

The basic characteristics of Organizations:

  • ü  Division of labor: dividing up the many tasks of the organization into specialized jobs
  • ü  Hierarchy of authority: Who manages whom?
  • ü  Span of control: Who manages whom?
  • ü  Line vs. staff positions
  • ü  Decentralization

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