What is an Organization

Q: What are characteristic of an organization?

Organization is an deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose.

e.g. school, government department, clinic are organization, because they all have 3 characteristics
1. Distinct Purpose (Goal)
2. People
3. Deliberate Structure

First, has a goal that organization hopes to accomplish.

Second, organization is composed of people. (One people working alone not an organization) people work to achieve its goal.

Third, organization has some deliberate structure so that their member can do their work. (job duty, job arrangements)

In summary, the term organization refers to an entity that has distinct purpose, includes people or members, and has some type of deliberate structure.