The Managerial Function Of Organizing

The word organization has two common meanings. The first meaning signifies an institution, for example we refer to a school as an organization. The second deals with organization as a process i.e. the process of organizing which is the second basic managerial function and which mainly refers to the way work is divided and allocated among members of the organization with the aim of goal attainment.

The process of organizing involves balancing a company's needs for both stability and change. It is the structure of an organization that gives stability to the actions of its members. Change is adapted by altering an organizations structure. This lesson is going to focus on the process of organizing with particular attention to the basic elements of the process of organizing which include:

Division of work, departmentation, co-ordination, span of management, authority and power, line and staff relations and organizational design.