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CHAPTER 3 : ORGANIZATION. WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATION?. WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATION?. FORMAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS. DEPARTMENTALIZATION. INFORMAL ORGANIZATION. Outputs:. HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION.
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HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION • An organizational structure where every entity is subordinate to a single other entity • Different levels of management, power and authority • Members communicate with their immediate superior and subordinates
TEAM MANAGEMENT • DEFINITION • Refers to techniques, processes and tools for organizing and coordinating a group of individuals working towards a common goal • TEAM DEVELOPMENT MODEL • Forming • Storming • Norming • Performing • Adjourning
DEFINITION OF PLANNING Process of analysing relevant current or past information Process whereby managers form organizational goals and decide the most suitable action to achieve those goals Certo Stoner, Freeman & Gilbert Dessler
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION 3 1 4 2 • No roadmap • No focus • No leader • Accelerated success
WHAT IS A DECISION? Selection made between two or more alternatives
GROUP DECISION MAKING ADVANTAGES • Able to collect more information • Able to form many effective alternatives • High acceptance level • Increase in the acceptance of rights DISADVANTAGES • Takes a longer time • Minority domination • Pressure to follow a decision • Unclear responsibilities