2. Organization:
“An organization is an entity – such as
a company, an institution, or an
association – comprising one or more
people and having a particular
purpose.”
3. Types of organization:
There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including :
(i) corporations,
(ii) governments,
(iii) non- governmental organizations,
(iv) political organizations,
(v) international organizations,
(vi) armed forces,
(vii) charities,
(ix) not-for-profit corporations,
(x) partnerships,
(xii) cooperatives,
(xiii) and educational institutions etc.
4. Forms of organization:
A hybrid organization is a body that operates in both the
public sector and the private sector simultaneously, fulfilling
public duties and developing commercial market activities.
A voluntary organization is an organization consisting of
volunteers. Such organizations may be able to operate
without legal formalities, depending on jurisdiction, including
informal clubs or coordinating bodies with a goal in mind.
5. Requirements of organization:
To be an organization there must be four
things:
a) A goal in mind
b) A leader or committee making the decision
c) An action involved
d) Communication and members
6. A . Goals of an organization:
Organizational goals are strategic objectives that a company's
management establishes to outline expected outcomes and
guide employees' efforts.
Advantages of goals:
There are many advantages to establishing organizational
goals:
A) They guide employee efforts,
B) justify a company's activities and existence,
C) define performance standards,
D) provide constraints for pursuing unnecessary goals and
function as behavioral incentives.
7. Importance of organizational goals:
Organizational goals are strategic objectives that a company's
management establishes to outline expected outcomes and
guide employees' efforts.
A) Goals help define a organization's purpose, assist its
business growth and achieve its financial objectives. justify
a organization's activities and existence.
B) Setting specific organizational goals can also help a
company measure their organization's progress and
determine the tasks that must be improved to meet those
business goals.
C) By setting clear, realistic goals, organizations have a clearer
path to achieve success and realize its vision.
8. Importance of organizational goals:
D) Setting goals can also help companies evaluate employee
performance.
E) Setting organizational goals also helps build workplace
harmony because it makes employees work toward attaining
similar goals.
9.
10. B . A leader or committee making the
decision
A leader
A leader sets a clear vision for the organization, motivates
employees, guides employees through the work process and
builds morale. Leadership involves leading others toward
achieving clear goals.
Role of leader in an organization:
Setting a clear vision means influencing employees to
understand and accept the future state of the organization.
Motivating employees means to find out enough about the
needs and wants of employees, giving them what they need
11. B . A leader or committee making the
decision
Role of leader in an organization:
When guiding employees, it is important to define their role
in the work process and provide them with tools needed to
perform and participate in their efforts along the way.
Building morale involves pulling everyone together to work
towards a common goal.
12. B . A leader or committee making the
decision
Role of leader in an organization:
When guiding employees, it is important to define their role
in the work process and provide them with tools needed to
perform and participate in their efforts along the way.
Building morale involves pulling everyone together to work
towards a common goal.
13. B . A leader or committee making the
decision
Committees
These consist of a group of peers who decide as a group,
perhaps by voting.
Committees are often the most reliable way to make decisions.
14. C . An action involved:
The Decision‐Making Process/ Action
Accurately, organizations operate by people’s making decisions.
A manager plans, organizes, staffs, leads, and controls her
team by executing decisions. The effectiveness and quality of
those decisions determine how successful a manager will be.
Taking action and problem solving are ongoing processes of
evaluating situations or problems, considering alternatives,
making choices, and following them up with the necessary
actions.
Sometimes the decision‐making process/ action is extremely
short, and mental reflection is essentially instantaneous.
The entire decision‐making process is dependent upon the right
15. C . An action involved:
Steps of the Decision‐Making Process/ Action
The decision‐making process or action, involves the following
steps:
1.Define the problem.
2.Identify limiting factors.
3.Develop potential alternatives.
4.Analyze the alternatives.
5.Select the best alternative.
6.Implement the decision.
7.Establish a control and evaluation system.
16. D . communication and members:
How to communicate with members in your organization?
Have a process to not only gather contact information, but to
update it over time.
Ask members what content they want and how frequently.
Develop a broad communication plan.
17. D . communication and members:
The importance of communication:
Communication promotes motivation by informing and clarifying
the employees about the task to be done, the manner they are
performing the task, and how to improve their performance if it
is not up to the mark.
Communication is a source of information to the
organizational members for decision-making process as it helps
identifying and assessing alternative course of actions.
Communication also plays a crucial role in altering individual’s
attitudes, i.e., a well informed individual will have better attitude
than a less-informed individual.
Communication also helps in socializing. One cannot survive
without communication.
18. The impact of effective communication
Effective communication may contribute to organizational
success in many ways. It:
• Builds employee morale, satisfaction and engagement.
• Helps employees understand terms and conditions of their
employment and drives their commitment and loyalty.
• Educates employees on the merits of remaining union-free (if
that is the organization's goal).
• Gives employees a voice—an increasingly meaningful
component of improving employees' satisfaction with their
employer.
• Helps to lessen the chances for misunderstandings and
potentially reduces grievances and lawsuits.
• Improves processes and procedures and ultimately creates
greater efficiencies and reduces costs.
19. The impact of ineffective communication
Ineffective communication may increase the chances for
misunderstandings, damage relationships, break trust, and
increase anger and hostility. Ineffective communication may
stem from poorly aligned strategy, a failure to execute the
strategy, use of the wrong communication vehicle, bad timing,
and even nuances such as word choice or tone of voice.
