Organization change
Introduction Organization theory and management are widely recognized and criticized though out the latest two decades basing on the changes and developments of environment¡Bnew technology and human behavior. By outline the history of traditional managerial theories and discussing the causes to force and influence organization structures and impacts on organization, it is obvious to see traditional theorist¡¦s contributions to contemporary managerial issues. ... Definition of Organization An organization is a consciously coordinated social entity, with a relatively identifiable boundary, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals. ... When discussing organization issue, it also discuss the structure-designed like the degree of complexity¡Bcentralization and formalization and how to design the structure to achieve the goals. What is Organization change and development¡H Organization development and change is a system-wide application of behavioral science knowledge to planned development and reinforcement of organizational strategies¡Bstructures and process for improving an organization¡¦s effectiveness. ... Organization change and development differs from other planned change efforts, such as technological innovation¡Btraining and development or new product development, in that the focus is on building the organization¡¦s abilities to assess its current functioning and to achieve its goals effectively. Moreover, organization development is oriented to improve the total system including its context and environment that impacts on the organization. In other words, the change and development on organization¡¦s structure¡Btechnology¡Bstrategy and staff are called Organization change and development. The change and development of organization When talking about the change and development of organization, organization went through 4 phases from 1900 by examining organization as rational / social and close/open system. Phase 1 (Type I theory- 1900 ~1930), organization is closed and mechanical system to achieve its goals efficiently.