Basics of Business Organisation

Contents: Preface. 1. Structure of business organisation. 2. Organisational change in business. 3. Human relations theory of organisation. 4. Group dynamics and development. 5. Formal and informal organisations. 6. Delegation of authority. 7. Organisation culture for business. 8. Management approach and thought. 9. Leadership behaviour in organisation. 10. Organisational development strategy. 11. Approaches to organisational conflict. 12. Organisational effectiveness. 13. Controlling process in business. Index.

"Organisation structure refers to the differentiation and integration of activities and authority, role and relationship in the organisation. Thus, there are two considerations in organisation design problem: differentiation and integration. Differentiation is defined as \'the differences in cognitive and emotional orientations among managers in different functional departments, and the differences in formal structure among these departments,\' and integration as \'quality of the state of collaboration that are required to achieve unity of effort by the environment." Since various departments are the parts of the whole system, they should not be considered in isolation of others as affecting the economics and efficiencies of work performance.

Design of basic structure involves such issues as how the work of the organisation will be divided and assigned among various positions, groups, divisions, departments, etc. and how the coordination necessary to accomplish total organisational objectives will be achieved. Besides the formally established organisation structure, people create relationships independent of the formal relationships known as informal relationships or organisation." (jacket)