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Concept of Organization in
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Nursing education and
Nursing service
- Dr Mariam Mathew
Principal St. James CoNg, St James Medical Academy, Chalakudy
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* Focus points for today's discussion:
* 1. Definition
2. Conceptualization
3. Scope
4. Elements
5. Principles
6. Process of organization -Departmentation
7. Roles and responsibilities - Authority and
accountability
8. Types of organization
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* 1. Definition of organization:
* Organism
Effective execution.
Structuring
A management function
2.Conceptualization:
Two senses –
As a process
As a framework of relationship
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3.Scope:
* • Core of managerial success – Druker says, “it is the purpose of an
* organization to make a common man to do uncommon things.
• Attainment of objectives
• Organization - a vehicle to release and channel the intellectual and
physical energies of man for achievement of desired goals and results.
• Increases managerial efficacy.
• Growth and Change.
• Adoption of new technology.
• Stimulates creativity.
• Makes good use of human resources.
• Synergism.
• Harmony of interest and personalities.
• Facilitates communication and implementation of plans.
• Achieves both effectiveness and efficiency.
• Meets multiple needs
• Creates values.
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* - In the whole world there is no substitute for a
* good organization. A sound form of good
organization is the answer to every business
problem. Kenneth C Towe , “A poor
organization could run a good product into the
ground and that a good organization with a
poor product can run a good product to the
market.”
- Andrew Carnegie, “ Take away all our money
our great works our minds and cock ovens but
leave our organization and in a few years I
shall have reestablished my self.”
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* 4. Elements: The Components
* Group of persons
Common goal
Division of labor.
Resources organization.
Hierarchy of authority.
Network of relationships
Coordination of efforts - Organization is different from Mob, Bernard, “ it’s a system of consciously coordinated
activity. Coordination multiplies individual contributions.
Dependence on environment.
Evaluative leadership
Functional concept
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* 5.Principles of organization:
Objectives
* Specialization
Coordination
Functional definition
Efficiency
Span of control
Scalar principle
Unity of command
Authority and responsibility.
Absolute responsibility
Exception
Homogeneity
Balance
Simplicity
Flexibility
Unity of direction
Leadership facilitation
Human element
Continuity
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6.Organization process- Departmentation:
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• Establishing objectives
• Identifying and classifying the activities
• Grouping into departments or units.
• Collecting human and material resources.
• Assigning work, responsibility and authority
• Designing a hierarchy of relationship.
• Span of control and decentralization.
• Setting up a coordination mechanism
• Monitoring to assess the effectiveness
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* 7. Roles and responsibilities - Authority and
accountability
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-Formal organization is characterized by consciously planned and deliberately
created formal structure
• Meaning of Authority – It is a formal or official power of a manager to obtain
compliance of subordinates by using directions, communications, policies and
objectives.
• Authority is the life blood of an organization, delegating breaths life into an
organization.
• Authority is vested in organizational roles and not around individual
personalities to perform them.
• Authority includes
a) Right to make decisions on the problem situation and issues which are related
to activities assigned to the employees.
b) Right to use resources for performing assigned activities.
c) Right to give orders and instructions to subordinates regarding the work being
performed by them and to seek compliance to given orders.
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* Types of Authority:
* I. Positional authority – Based on organization position.
II. Functional authority- Based on expertise and knowledge.
III. Personal authority – Based on persons characteristics, magnetism and charisma.
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* Centralization (No Delegation)
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Advantages Disadvantages
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* Decentralization (Delegate Authority)
Advantages Disadvantages
* • Top level work load is decreased • Less Top-Management Control
• Prompt decission making • Increases cost
• Efficiency is increased • Lack of coordination
• Training and development of • Less Efficiency
managers • Rivalry among managers
• Growth and diversification • Communication gap
• More effective communication • Lack of adaptability
• Improvement in morale and • Lack of uniformity
motivation • Lack of consistency
• Balanced organization system • Lack of balance between centralization and
decentralization
• Effective control
• Improved performance
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8. Types of Organization:
Formal
Informal
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* Basis Formal organization Informal organization
Purpose Created to achieve specific objectives No predetermined goals meet social needs
Official and well defined hierarchy of Unofficial relationship based on situation and
Structure
relation emotions
Source of leader
Delegated by manager Given by group member
power
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* Basis Formal organization Informal organization
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Communication Formal channel of communication No fixed pattern of communication
Guideline Rule laws policies to guide employees It has social norms to guide behaviors
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