After reading this article you will learn about the organisation structure and its compatibility to management objectives. Organisation Structure: Formal Organisations are contrived social entities designed to fulfill specific purposes. Organizations constitute a group of individuals of varying levels of expertise combined into a social structure of some type to accomplish one or more functions. The purpose of organising is [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Organisation Structure 2. Elements of Organisation Structure 3. Forms. Meaning of Organisation Structure: Organisation is "establishing effective behavioural relationships among persons so that they may work together efficiently and gain personal satisfaction in doing selected tasks under given environmental conditions for the purpose of achieving some goal or objective" [...]
This article throws light upon the nine main factors to be kept in mind while designing the organistaion structure. The factors are: 1. Strategy 2. Technology 3. People 4. Tasks 5. Decisions 6. Informal Organization 7. Size 8. Environment 9. Managerial Perceptions. Factor # 1. Strategy: Strategy determines a course of action to direct the organisational activities. It makes plans [...]