MGMT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Common Purpose, Santa Barbara City College
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According to chester i, barnard"s classic definition of an organisation is a system of consciously coordinated activites or forces of two or more people who work together to achieve a specific purpose. There are three types of organisations: for profit, non-profit and mutual benefit (voluntary collectives whose purpose is to advance member"s interest) Organisational chart box-and-lines illustration showing the formal lines of authority and the organisation"s official positions or work specialisations. The major elements that influence an organisation"s culture. Common purpose unifies employees or members and gives everyone an understanding of the organisation"s reason for being. Coordinated effort the coordination of individual efforts into a group or organisatio- wide effort. Division of labour work specialisation is having discrete parts of a task done by different people. Hierachy of authority is a control mechanism for making sure the right people do the right things at the right time.
