Lesson 1: Nature of Organization (MODULE 8) Flashcards
it involves assigning tasks, grouping tasks into departments, delegating authority, and allocating resources across the organizations
organizing
during the _____, managers coordinate employees, resources, policies, and procedures to facilitate the goals identified in the plan
organizing process
refers to the collection of people, who are involved in pursuing defined objectives
organization
encompasses division of work among employees and alignment of tasks towards the ultimate goal of the company
organization
grouping of people, assets, materials, and knowledge that are coordinated to meet a set of objectives or serve a purpose
organization
defined as a process made by any business firm for the purpose of achieving its own goals or objectives in a smooth way
organizing
process of ensuring a healthy relationship among the departments by the proper channel of communication so that the personnel (employees) of every department can give their hundred percent contribution in the accomplishment of desired goals
organizing
differentiation in organization involves
division of labor ad specialization
involves assigning different tasks to different people in the organization’s different work units
division of labor
in the division of labor, ___
every worker has a specific task
splitting of tasks among different people and groups
division of labor
it allows people to specialize in a particular task, makes worker more efficient, reduces the total cost of producing goods and providing a service, it gives people time to experiment to make and better ways of doing things
division of labor
division of labor improves
efficiency
“a society with a sophisticated usage of division of labor can be more productive, and therefore would develop more quickly”
adam smith (1723-1790)
“people developed specializations as a way to better compete for survival within a bigger society”
emile durkheim (1858-1917)
