Entry 1 (IY1 Introduction to Business and Management)

Entry 1

From now on, I am going to describe the definition of organisaition and then four main characteristics of organisations.

The definition of organisation

 

!) An organisation is a social arrangement for achieving controlled performance towards goals that create value.’ (Boddy, p.7, 2011)

!!) According to Haimann, " Organisation is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing the authority relationship among their."

!!!) According to McFarland, " An identifiable group of people contributing their efforts towards the attainment of goals is called organisation."

 

      We can easily see a lot of organisations all over the world.

 

 

 

              All companies have four major characteristics.

 

1) People - all organisations are composed of people regardless of  their sizes. 

2) Objectives - the organisational objectives of a company provide employees with guidance in order to please their managers. 

3) Structures -  a clear structure makes it easier to see which part of the business does what

4) Management - management is the process of achieving organisational objectives, within a changing environment.

             In my experience, I worked at an English academy.

 

There are the characteristics that I mentioned above.

Firstly, the academy had a lot of people who do their tasks, such as teaching, answering the phone and driving. Each individual member had focused on its work.

Secondly, the institute had clear target(Canwell & Sutherland, 2003).

 It gives students good mark in English exam or ability to speak,listen,write and read English in order to communicate with people in the world. This enables students to get more opportunity.

Thirdly, the structure of company was pyramidal structure.

Therefore, I could not communicate with immediate supervisor. I always received command.

Lastly, the academy made good use of finance, materials and people, bringing about good services and reputations to their students. This is because the company has made a lot of money. 

In conclusion, I discussed the four major characteristics of organisations based on my personal experience. That is people, objectives, structures and management. Therefore, organisation should consider four main elements to obtain the most from limited resources.