Organizations: Social Entities with Goals and Structure

Plus de détails

UPDATED CURRICULUM MAP 8-3-2018

par Daisy Steele

Chernobyl

par Bryan La

IDEAL Problem Solving Template

par Thomas Teepe

2SLGBTQIA+

par AJ - 06GD 803135 Churchville PS

Organizations: Social Entities with Goals and Structure

• What Are Organizations? o Social entities, goal-directed, structured, linked to external environments. o Types: Large corporations, family-owned businesses, for-profit, non-profit. • Importance: o Achieve goals efficiently. o Innovate with modern technologies. o Adapt to environments and create value. • Challenges: o Globalization: Compete globally, cultural collaboration. o Ethics: Sustainability, corporate responsibility. o Speed: Rapid market/tech adaptation. o Digital: Tools and remote work. o Diversity: Inclusion and cultural leverage. • Framework: o Part 1: Social systems and organization theory basics. o Part 2: Strategy, goals, structure. o Part 3: Open system influences. o Part 4: Internal and external factors. o Part 5: Dynamic departmental processes. • Key Takeaways: o Organizations adapt to environments to meet goals. o Structures shaped by internal/external influences. o Unique goals for diverse organizations

Key Takeaways

Unique goals for diverse organizations

Structures shaped by internal and external influences

Organizations adapt to environments to meet goals

Framework for Understanding Organizations

Part 5

Dynamic departmental processes

Part 4

Internal and external factors

Part 3

Open system influences

Part 2

and structure

goals

Strategy

Part 1

Social systems and organization theory basics

Challenges Faced by Organizations

Diversity and inclusion

Cultural leverage

Digital tools and remote work

Speed and rapid market/tech adaptation

Ethics and sustainability

Corporate responsibility

Globalization and competing globally

Cultural collaboration

Importance of Organizations

Adapting to environments and creating value

Innovating with modern technologies

Achieving goals efficiently

Types of organizations

non-profit

for-profit

family-owned businesses

large corporations

Linked to external environments

Social entities with goal-directed behavior