Organizational Management

A social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals is called an organization. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between the different activities and the members, and subdivides and assigns roles, responsibilities, and authority to carry out different tasks. Organizations are open systems-they affect and are affected by their environment. Dividing operational functions into sections allows management to obtain a clear picture of what the goals of a department are and how to implement the goals most effectively. It also allows managers to respond rapidly to factors that affect the internal or external expectations of company. The planning process of the organizational management structure is the first step for management. In the planning phase, a manager sets goals for his department and defines the actions that must transpire to reach those goals. This phase may involve plans for revenue and expense management, inventory control, labor and regular daily tasks for the department. Managers use the plans created in this process as a foundation for all other aspects of the organizational management system. In the organization step, managers use the plans created in the planning phase to organize the execution of goals. Managers allocate responsibilities to various team members according to the skills, labor hours and job definition of each employee. The leadership function of the organizational management structure may be overlooked by some companies. The control process is the final stage of the organizational management system. In this step, managers set controls to analyze the progress and effectiveness of each plan made during the planning phase. The employees must work in close coordination with each other and try their level best to achieve the organization’s goals. It is essential to manage the employees well for them to feel indispensable for the organization. Organization management helps to extract the best out of each employee so that they accomplish the tasks within the given time frame. Organization management binds the employees together and gives them a sense of loyalty towards the organization. This textbook will provide readers with an understanding of the interrelated processes between people and the organization.