Project organisation can be designed in two forms: 1. Pure project organisation 2. Matrix organisation. The pure project organisation is suitable for small number of big-sized projects which have long time duration and, therefore, a separate division is created for each project for the life of the project. These divisions disappear once the project is accomplished. In a pure project [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the classical and contemporary organisational formats. Classical Organisational Formats: These formats view organisation "as a process of construction in which a great number of small work units are built into jobs, departments, divisions and finally a whole institution." — Keith Davis These formats group activities into smaller units and create departments. Organisation [...]
This article throws light upon the top eight characteristics of modern management thoughts. The characteristics are: 1. The Systems Approach 2. Dynamic 3. Multilevel and Multidimensional 4. Multi-Motivated 5. Multidisciplinary 6. Multivariate 7. Adaptive 8. Probabilistic. Modern Management Thought: Characteristic # 1. The Systems Approach: An organisation as a system has five basic parts: (1) Input, (2) Process, (3) Output, [...]