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ORGB 326 -Organization Theory - exam prep new update completesolution Athabasca
Formalization - Pertains to the amount of written documentation used to direct
an organization, including procedures, job descriptions, and policy manuals
Specialization - refers to the extent to which tasks are subdivided so that each
employee performs only a narrow set of activities
Contingency Theory - means that one characteristic depends upon another. "it
depends" so the managers must diagnose each situation and identify relevant
contingencies before deciding on a course of action and applying organization
theory concept.
Organization - 1. social entity
2. goal directed
3. a deliberately structured activity system
4. identifiable boundary
social entity - refers to the fact that organization are composed of people, human
beings are the basic building blocks of organizations which differentiates
organizations fro other types of systems
goal directed - means existing for purpose or created to achieve some end
, Deliberately structured activity system - organizations are deliberately subdivided
into distinct sets of activities; these activities used the knowledge and technology
needed to do the work
identifiable boundary - Distinguishes members from non members
Organization Environment - A range of factors outside an organization that affect
its operation, including:
1. Technology
2. Economic and political trends
3. Current events
4. Population patterns, available work force
5. Other organizations
Organization Theory - examines systems, structures, and processes at the
organizational level of analysis
Organization Behavior - focuses on the individual and group level of analysis
mechanistic organization - tend to be formalized and centralized
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