Characteristics and Features of Organization - Chapter 1 - Part 2

Characteristics and Features of Organization

The main characteristics or Features of organization are as follows:

1.  Organization has its Objectives:  Every Organization has its own objectives depends upon its nature of services and production it provides. Objectives mainly refer to the set goals that an organization wants to achieve. It may be either short term or long term objectives according to their planning and strategy. For e.g. for a garment factory, its objectives may be establishing its brand at the market and sells its product higher than its competitors and earn profit form it.
2. Organization must identify and enumerate the activities: After the objective is selected, the management has to identify total task involved and break down into closely related component activities that are to be performed by and individual or division or a department.
3. Organization must have chain of command in assigning the Duties: When activities have been grouped according to similarities and common purposes, they should be organized by a particular department. Within the department, the functional duties should be allotted to particular individuals.
4. Organization has a clear definition and Granting of the Authority: The authority and responsibility should be well defined and should correspond to each other. A close relationship between authority and responsibility should be established.
5. Organization needs to have Authority Relationship: After assigning the duties and delegations of authority, the establishment of relationship is done. It involves deciding who will act under whom, who will be his subordinates, what will be his span of control and what will be his status in the organization. Besides these formal relationships, some informal organizations should also be developed.
6. Organization needs to have good teamwork: Healthy organization know how to develop teams that collaborate to achieve common goals. Employees and managers readily offer their assistance to each other to meet corporate objectives.
7. Organization must have good leadership: Employees have good relationships with management that are based on trust. Managers know how to get employees to function together. When correction is needed, employees readily accept the constructive criticism offered by leaders.
8. Organization should cope-up with changes and opportunity: Good organizations know how to recognize and seize good opportunities. Good organizations always look for opportunities to grow. They also know how to adapt to technological or operational changes. They try to stay ahead or inline with changes in the industry and business environment.
9. Organization has clearly defined structure: organization possesses a sense of order and organizational structure. The structure and order of the organization does not limit innovation and growth. Employees do not mind complying to the company's order because they understand it and see the benefits of its implementation.
10. Organization has a code of conduct: Organizations create and implement company policies that are readily available to their employees. Organizations follow the policies and regulations of local, state and federal governments known as code of conduct.  When employees or managers break policies, the issue is dealt with immediately and in a professional manner.
11. Organization is an open system: An open system means open to environment. Organization exists and functions in environment. Environment compels the organization to acquire right type of people, technology and structure so that the goals to serve the environment can be attained. The organization is thus greatly influence the environment. Usually, the demands or wants of the people determines the strategies and goals of an organization. What are the needs in the market and how an organization can bring new and needy products to the market create an interaction between the organization and the environment. Without interaction, organization cannot fulfill required products or services to the users groups. This way, an organization is an open system, without which it cannot survive.