What Is an Organization An Organization Defined A

What Is an Organization? • An Organization Defined – A deliberate arrangement of people who act together to accomplish some specific purpose • Common Characteristics of Organizations – Distinct purpose – Composed of people – Deliberate structure Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada 16

Exhibit 1. 6 Characteristics of Organizations Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada 17

Exhibit 1. 7 The Changing Organization Traditional New Organization • • • • • Stable Inflexible Job-focused Work is defined by job positions Individual-oriented Permanent jobs Command-oriented Managers always make decisions Rule-oriented Relatively homogeneous workforce Workdays defined as 9 to 5 Hierarchical relationships Work at organizational facility during specific hours • • • Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada Dynamic Flexible Skills-focused Work is defined in terms of tasks to be done Team-oriented Temporary jobs Involvement-oriented Employees participate in decision making Customer-oriented Diverse workforce Workdays have no time boundaries Lateral and networked relationships Work anywhere, anytime 18

The Types of Organizations • Managers and employees work in a variety of sizes of organizations – Large organizations represent only 2% of the organizations in Canada – Small business represent 98% of all Canadian companies • Managers and employees work in a variety of organizations, and the type of organization has an impact on what managers can do – Publicly held organizations – Privately held organizations – Public sector organizations – Crown Corporations – Subsidiaries of foreign organizations (e. g. , Sears, Safeway, General Motors, and Ford Motor Company) Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter, and Nancy Langton, Management, Ninth Canadian Edition Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada 19