Sponsor Area

Organizing

Question
CBSEENBS12003773

What are the steps in the process of organising?

Solution

(i) Identification and Division of Work: The first step of organising is the identification and division of work. At this step, the total work is divided into various activities. Every activity is placed under the supervision of a separate manager.

(ii) Departmentalisation: At this stage, the activities of the same nature are grouped together and assigned to a particular department, e.g., purchase of raw material, purchase of manufactured parts, etc. are given to the purchase department. And production, stocking the goods, research activities are given to the production department.

(iii) Assignment of Duties: At this stage, the responsibility of each individual or post is decided. While assigning these duties, it is important to match the nature of the work and the capabilities of the person to whom the work is given.

(iv) Establishing Reporting Relations: When two or more than two persons work for the attainment of common goals their inter-relationship must be defined very clearly.

Some More Questions From Organizing Chapter

Explain the importance of organising as a function of management.

Aman, Avneesh and Amrish have decided to start a business of manufacturing toys. They identified the following main activities which they have to perform:

(i) Purchase of raw materials

(ii) Purchase of machinery

(iii) Production of toys

(iv) Arrangement of finance

(v) Sale of toys

(vi) Identifying the areas where they can sell their toys

(vii) Selection of employees

In order to facilitate the work they thought that four managers should be appointed to look after:

(a) Production (b) Finance

(c) Marketing (d) Personnel.

(1) Identify the function of management involved in the above mentioned para.

(2) Quote the lines from the above para which help you in identifying this function.

(3) State the steps followed in the process of this function of management.

“Organisation is the harmonious adjustment of specialised parts for the accomplishment of some common purpose or purposes”. In the light of this statement explain any four points of importance of organising.

“Organising is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing the authority relationship among them”. In the light of this statement explain the steps in the process of organising.

Define ‘Organising’ as a function of management.

Define ‘Organisation’ as a structure.

(Organisation is a machine of management). Comment.

How effective administration is possible through organisation?

‘Organisation is a mechanism of management’. What does this statement indicate?

How ‘effective administration’ is possible through organising?