Business Organization (RLE: Organizations)

Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The Classical Approach: Determining Objectives, Grouping Activities, Span of control, Grouping to achieve economies of Scale, Conflict of Factors, Decentralization and Divisionalisation, Establishing Relationships. 3. The Human Relations Approach: Individual Needs and Wants, Behaviour of Work Groups, Behaviour of the Supervisor, Inter-Group Behaviour. 4. The Systems Approach: Systems Definition, Systems Approach to Organization, Analysing the Decision areas and Establishing Information Needs, Designing the Communication Channels for the Information Flow, Grouping Decision Areas to Minimize Communications Burden. Postscript and Summary. Appendix 1: Illustrative Systems Study. 2: Decision Schedule. References. Index.