Every part of our lives is affected by organisations - we work in them, shop in them, have children in them. Therefore organisations are groups of social entities, to which all groups need some sort of co-operation in order to exist and function. Organisations are characterised by formalised goals, and some sort of deliberate structural system. Thus an organisation can be seen as one or more groups of people working together to achieve a common …showed first 75 words of 1472 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1472 total…in designing effective organisations due to the following attributes ~ ØIts treats each organisation as a unique entity ØIt identifies the exact nature of interdependencies and their impact on organisational design and managerial style. ØIt is more pragmatic, down to earth and action oriented. ØIt rejects the application of principles regardless of realities of individual situations. ØIt relates organisational structure and design to the environment. ØIt is neither vague nor complex, but pragmatic and action oriented.