DEFINITION OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGMENT

Organization

Dictionary Definition

(1) the act of organizing or the state of being organized; (2) an organized structure or whole; (3)
a business or administrative concern united and constructed for a particular end (4) a body of
administrative officials, as of a political party, a government department, etc (5) order or system;
method.organization. (2009). (Collins English Dictionary—Complete & Unabridged 10th
Edition. Retrieved March 18, 2012, from Dictionary.com website:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/organization)

General Business Definitions

“a system of consciously coordinated activities of two or more persons.”Barnard, C. I. (1938).

(The functions of the executive. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pg. 73.)

“The accomplishment of an objective requires collective effort, men set up an organization

designed to coordinate the activities of many persons and to furnish incentives for others to join
them for this purpose.”Blau, P. M., & Scott, W. R. (1962). (Formal organizations: A
comparative approach. San Francisco: Chandler, pg. 5.)

“A social unit of people, systematically structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue
collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a management structure that
determines relationships between functions and positions, and subdivides and delegates roles,
responsibilities, and authority to carry out defined tasks. Organizations are open systems in that
they affect and are affected by the environment beyond their boundaries.”organization. (n.d.).
(Retrieved March 18, 2012, from BusinessDictionary.com website:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/organization.html)

“a Body of individuals working under a defined system of rules, assignments procedures, and
relationships designed to achieve identifiable objectives and goals.”Greenwald, H. P. (2008).
(Organizations: Management without control. Los Angeles, CA: Sage, pg. 6.)

Management

"Management is the organizational process that includes strategic planning, setting

objectives, managing resources, deploying the human and financial assets needed to achieve
objectives, and measuring results. Management also includes recording and storing facts and
information for later use or for others within the organization. Management functions are not
limited to managers and supervisors. Every member of the organization has some management
and reporting functions as part of their job." (Knowledge Management Terms, 2009)