UP LISA: Organizational Structure

Various sources may have provided different definitions for organization, but simply put, an organization is a group of people that share and work towards a common goal. Whenever we here this word, most of us l usually think of large groups, such as companies, universities, and churches. However, an organization can also be composed of only a relatively small number of members, examples of which are families, student groups (for reports, projects, and theses), and of course, student organizations.
For this paper, I would like to discuss about my first family here in UP: the University of the Philippines Library and Information Science Students' Association, commonly known as UP LISSA and its organizational chart, organizational structure, departmentation,

The forms of authority were also shown clearly. There’s a line authority between the president and the committee heads, and between the committee heads and the members of each committee. Staff authority is also evident between the president and the executive secretary, whose main functions include keeping of records and making the minutes of meetings. The next thing that I will discuss is the organization’s structure. I can say that UP LISSA’s organizational structure is organic, even though it has a clear chain of command, since it satisfies other important characteristics of an organic organization. Like the abovementioned, UP LISSA has a wide span of control. It also has cross-hierarchical teams since the members help each other regardless of the committees in which they belong to. UP LISSA is also a decentralized organization as decision is made by not only the president. There are times when the committee heads are the ones who make the final decision, depending on the nature of the decision and on what it is concerned with. I can also say that UP LISSA has a functional structure since apparently, the members are grouped according to their specialties and functions, and are being led by their distinct committee

In this case, UP LISSA has a functional departmentalization, which evident in the committees. Each committee has its own function: the Academics Committee handles all the academic activities, conducts studies and researches about things and places of interest to the organization, and keep records thereof, and is responsible in compiling and organizing all academic information of the organization; the Externals Committee handles all publicity campaigns of the organization, organizes activities such as company tours, exposure trips, etc. outside the organization, establishes communication with organizations in and out of the university, and keep the records, profiles, and contact information of individuals and organizations in and out of the university; the Membership Committee manages the recruitment and application procedures of the organization, collects all the information pertinent to the General Evaluation of Membership, evaluates the performance and participation of each applicant and member, and informs members of the status of their membership after the General Evaluation Membership; the Internals Committee organizes activities that will promote harmony and unity among the members, informs the members and advisers of organizational activities, important dates, and general membership meetings, handles internal complaints and problems and recommendations for the impeachment of officers, and ensures the