Theories Of Organisation Theory

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An organisation is “a system of consciously coordinated activities or efforts of two or more persons” (Barnard, 1938, p. 73). Organizations can also be thought as “social entities that are goal directed, deliberately structured activity systems with a permeable boundary” (Bedeian and Zamnuto, 1991). Simply put, an organisation is a body intensionally created by like-minded persons to achieve set objectives. Administration according to Nigro (1951, cited in Urmila and Sharma, 2002, p. 7) is “the organisation and use of men and material to accomplish a purpose”. Other known definitions emphasise management of people to achieve set objectives as states by Nigro. A theory is an abstract thought but based on principles verifiable by experiment or …show more content…

It includes the behaviour of leaders and subordinates in the organization, how the environment influences decisions and the total organizational culture. In other words, It is the study of how organizations are designed and structured, the relationship between organizations and their external environment, and the over all behaviour of managers and technocrats within organizations. Organisation theory is a body of considerable knowledge and literature developed over the years reflecting what goes on in organisations. Simon (1952) envisaged `organization theory ' as a broad category that included scientific management, industrial engineering, industrial psychology, the psychology of small groups, human resources management, and strategy. Within the larger framework of organisational theory, there exist some theories of administration namely, the classical, bureaucratic, systems, modern and human relations theories. These explains several of the aspects that the philosophers find more important in an …show more content…

Bolman and Deal (1997) have defined the basic assumptions of the structural theorists as: rational institutions with the primary goal of accomplishing an established set of objectives. Also there is one best structure for each organization based on their objectives and the environment in which it exists. Specialization and the division of labour improve quality and efficiency. Most issues faced by an organization are the result of structural deficiencies that can be solved by changing the structure. objectives are established through control and coordination. Also specialization and division of labour increase the quality and quantity of

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