MBAM-101: Management Principles and Organization Behaviour – Unit 5
Objectives: Narrate the importance of organising; Describe the different interpretations of the word organising; Distinguish between the different types of organisation structure viz. functional, divisional, and adaptive; Analyse the formal and informal dimensions of any organisation, and Explain the significance of span of supervision, organisational charts and manuals.
Materials:
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Questions:
- What do you understand by organising? What are the important principles of sound organisation?
- Explain the components of organisational system.
- Discuss the important steps involved in organisation process.
- Under what circumstances is a divisional structure of organisation superior to the functional structure? Compare their relative merits.
- Distinguish between formal and informal organisation. What should be the attitude of management towards informal organisation?