Business Organization (RLE: Organizations)

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

  I.   INTRODUCTION

Approaches to organization—Setting objectives—Time span covered by objectives—Coverage—Primary objective, profit—Secondary objectives: marketing, product innovation, efficiency—Departmental objectives—Difficulties in setting objectives,

 II.  THE CLASSICAL APPROACH

Determining objectives—Grouping activities—Span of control—Grouping to achieve economies of scale—Grouping to achieve co-ordination—Grouping by nature of activity—Conflict of factors—Co-ordination and committees—Co-ordination and divisionalization—Delegating authority—Decentralization and Divisionalization—Specifying responsibility or accountability for performance—Establishing relationships—Work organization.

III.  THE HUMAN RELATIONS ...