The Organization. Basics.
It refers to the creation of a structure that determines the necessary hierarchies and activities group. This is done to simplify them and their functions within the social group.
Essentially, the organization was born from the human need to cooperate. Men have been forced to cooperate to achieve personal goals. This is due to his physical, biological, psychological and social limitations. In the majority of cases, this cooperation can be more productive and cost less if it has an organization structure available.
It is said that with good personnel, any organization prevails. It has also been said that it is convenient to keep a certain degree imprecision in the organization since in this way, people are forced to collaborate in order to perform their tasks. On a whole, it is obvious that even capable people who wish to cooperate among themselves will work more effectively if everyone knows the part they must follow and the way their functions are related to others.
This is a general principle. It is valid in business administration as well as in any institution.
As a result, an organization structure must be designed in such way that it is perfectly clear to everyone; whoever is to perform a specific task and whoever is responsible for its results. This way, we can eliminate difficulties which cause imprecision in responsibility assignment and we can achieve a communication and decision making system which reflects ands promotes the objectives of the enterprise.
Next, we number and explain the organization elements which, once they are understood and assimilated, will help in conjunction to form a better administration.
a) Work division. To divide work, it is necessary to follow a sequence that covers the following stages: The first stage; (forming of hierarchy) which arranges the functions of the social group in range, degree or importance order. The second stage; (forming of departments) which divides and groups together all the functions and activities, in specific units, based in their similarity.
b) Coordination. It refers to the synchronization of the efforts and resources of a social group, with the purpose of achieving opportunity, unity, harmony, and speed in the development of objectives.
