ORGANIZING IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

1. Organizing in
management

2. Table of contents
+ What is Organizing?
+ Characteristics of Organizing
+ Principles of Organizing
+ Steps of Organizing
+ What is the Importance of Organizing?
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3. What is organizing?
Organizing is the function of management which follows planning. It is the process
of establishing orderly uses for all resources within the management system of the
organization.
is the second most important function of management. It’s the method of assigning
activities among the individuals and defining their authority and responsibility. It
also defines the formal relationships among individuals so on performing the
work together or one body for the achievement of common objectives.
is the process of combining together all the organizational resources and
establishing productive relations among them to realize predetermined objectives
effectively and efficeintly.
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4. According to, Theo Haiman – Organizing is the process of
defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and
establishing the authority relationship among them.
Stoner and Freeman – Organizing is the process of arranging
and allocating work, authority, and resources among an
organization’s members so that they can achieve the
organization’s goals.
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5. Characteristics of organizing
 Identification of Activities
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 Performance Evaluation
 Accumulation of Resources
 Defining Hierarchy of Positions
 Assignment of Jobs
 Establishing Authority and
Responsibility Relationship
 Grouping of Activities

6. Principles of organizing
o Unity of Objectives
o Specialization
o Coordination
o Authority and Responsibility
o Delegation of Authority
o Unity of Command
o Scalar Chain
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o Span of Control
o Exception
o Efficiency
o Balance
o Homogeneity
o Continuity
o Simplicity

7. STEPS OF ORGANIZING
Division of
Work
Grouping
of
Activities
Delegation
of authority
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Coordination
of Work

8. What is the importance of organizing?
• Promotes effective and efficient management.
• Encourages specialization.
• Reduces duplication.
• Perfect balance between authority and responsibility.
• Effective utilization of human resources.
• Coordination in the organization.
• Increases productivity and job satisfaction.
• Basis of achieving organizational defined goals and objectives.
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9. Benefits of organizing
The benefits of the organizing function are as follows:
+ The end result of the organizing process is an organization which is whole
consisting of unified parts (a system) acting in harmony to execute tasks to
achieve goals, both effectively and efficiently.
+ A properly implemented organizing process results in a clarified work
environment. Everyone in the organization knows what to do. The tasks and
responsibilities of all individuals, departments, and major divisions gets clarified.
The type and limits of authority also gets determined.
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10. Benefits of organizing
The benefits of the organizing function are as follows:
+ There is an environment of coordination and cooperation in the organization. The
interrelationships of the various work units get’s developed. The principle of unity
of direction which calls for the establishment of one authority figure for each
designated task of the organization is achieved. This person has the authority to
coordinate all plans concerning that task.
+ A formal decision-making structure gets established in the organization. This
chain of command allows the orderly progression up and down the hierarchy for
decision making and decision-making communications.
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11. Short quiz

12. 1. ________is the function of management which follows
planning.
2. According to,_________– Organizing is the process of
defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise
and establishing the authority relationship among
them.
3. According to, _________– Organizing is the process of
arranging and allocating work, authority, and resources
among an organization’s members so that they can
achieve the organization’s goals.
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13. enumarations
4-6 Characteristics of Organizing(in any order)
7-10 Principles of Organizing(in any order)
11-14 Steps of Organizing (in order)
15 Give one Importance of Organizing
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