Understanding an organization

What is an organization ?

An organization is a social system of people who are structured and managed to meet some goals. Organizations are ongoing and the structure determines the relationship between the functions and positions. Structure also subdivides roles,responsibilities, and authority to carry out the tasks. Organizations are open systems which are affected by the environment outside its boundary.

• Social System
• Business is something that society creates to fulfill its needs. In an organization people come from diverse backgrounds of religion, education, gender etc. Therefore it is a social system
• Goals
• All organizations or businesses have goals. This is generally expressed through a vision and mission statement.
• Ongoing
• Businesses are designed to be forever, but some may die.
  
• Relationship
• In any organization there are workplace relations among roles like employee, supervisor, manager, CEO etc. Various levels of reporting, communication exists.
• Structure and Management
• In an organization there may be various groups of people who are responsible for specific tasks.  By creating a structure and grouping similar tasks, efficiency is achieved.
  
• Open System 
• Any business is affected by external factors, some impede business while some provide opportunities. 

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