This document discusses the structural and contextual dimensions of organizations. It outlines structural dimensions like formalization, specialization, centralization, and span of control. It also discusses an organization's internal environment versus its external environment and stakeholders like owners, suppliers, community, and customers. Finally, it covers the importance of business strategy in assimilating an organization's vision and mission into achievable objectives and how strategy must be aligned to meet the vision and mission.

1. UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS

2. Structural & Contextual dimensions
Structure
Environment
Goals &
strategy
Culture
Technology
Organization
Organization
Organization

3. STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS
Formalization
Specialization
Centralization
Professionalism
Span of control

4.  Owners
 Suppliers
 Community
 Union
 Government
 Management
 Creditors
 Customers

5. Internal environment v/s External environment
 Contingency applies that there must be a
good fit between the internal fit and the
external environment as there is “no one best
way to manage”.

7.  Business strategy is a plan of action designed
to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
 A tool to assimilate the vision and mission
into achievable objectives.
 Broadly the strategy involves an integrated
organizational approach by using the
Balanced Score Card.

8.  Strategy has to be aligned to meet the vision
and mission of the organization
 A Mission Statement defines the company's
business, its objectives and its approach to reach
those objectives. A Vision Statement describes the
desired future position of the company. Elements
of Mission and Vision Statements are often
combined to provide a statement of the company's
purposes, goals and values.

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