This article throws light upon the nine main factors to be kept in mind while designing the organistaion structure. The factors are: 1. Strategy 2. Technology 3. People 4. Tasks 5. Decisions 6. Informal Organization 7. Size 8. Environment 9. Managerial Perceptions. Factor # 1. Strategy: Strategy determines a course of action to direct the organisational activities. It makes plans [...]
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 fourteen main principles of management by H. Fayol. The principles are: 1. Division of Work 2. Authority and Responsibility 3. Discipline 4. Unity of Command 5. Unity of Direction 6. Emphasis on Subordination of Personal Interest to General 7. Remuneration 8. Centralisation 9. Scalar Chain 10. Order 11. Equity 12. Stability of Tenure 13. [...]