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 the managerial, interpersonal, informational and decisional roles of a manager in an organisation. Managerial Roles of a Manager: While analysing the nature of managerial work, Henry Mintzberg, by closely observing the day-to-day activities of a group of chief executive officers (CEOs), suggested that the formal authority granted to managers by the organisation [...]
This article throws light upon the two main aspects of manager’s role in an organisation. The aspects are: 1. Accountability 2. Effectiveness and Efficiency. Aspect # 1. Accountability: The difference between managers and other people in the organisation is that only managers are held responsible, or accountable, not only for their own work but also for the work of others. [...]