What is Organizatin? What are the characteristics of Organizatin.

Organization:- It is a social aspect and an essential part of human life.It is an association of two or more individuals formed to achieve common goals. People used to join organizations when they could not perform jobs solely in an effective manner. In the Organization, there is a division of works on the basis of efficiency, delegation of authority and responsibility, having two way communications among them and coordination of activities among all the members.
          
Characteristics of Organization:-
1) Collection of People: The concept of organization comes into existence when two or more people come together to accomplish a definite goal. Therefore, organization is a human association in which, people interact with each other to produce a synergic effect and develop a network to communicate information and to maintain unity in work.

2) Common goal: The basis of an organization is a specific goal and it serves as a reason of its existence. All the activities of involved members, concentrate on the fulfillment of a common goal. It binds the members and motivates them to devote their effort in the best way.

3) Division of work: The total work is divided into small units on the basis of their nature in an organization. Each work is assigned to different individuals according to their skills, abilities, and experiences. These individualizes enable them to develop the concept of specialization and also contribution to develop their working efficiency.

4) Coordination: It is the process that integrates the functions of different units of an organization. In an organization, there should be good coordination among the departments and members through executive leadership. Therefore, it is essential to achieve uniform progress of works in each unit.

5) Hierarchy of authority: Organization consists of a formal structure in which hierarchy of authority of each member is clearly defined. The hierarchy of authority is formed on the basis of degree of responsibility and accountability.It clarifies the role of each individual from top to the subordinate levels.

6) Perpetual existence: An organization is formed for an indefinite period to perform business for a long period of time. An organization continues its existence and operation even while changing in structure, membership, objectives and management. For this, flexibility and adjusting in the line of business in accordance with changing environment is essential.

7) Environment: An organization performs activities in a dynamic environment. It consumes resources from environment and also exports output to it. The survival and continuance of an organization is assessed in terms of how well it serves in the changing environment. Basically, impact of external environments like political, economic, socio -cultural  and technology must be taken into consideration.

8) Technology: It refers to new knowledge , skill, ideas, procedures, equipment and tools. It is essential to convert raw materials into finished products. In an organization people use new technology to perform their activities. The use of appropriate technology in a job helps to develop working efficiency and also helps to minimizes the cost of output.

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