Bm4112: Management Contexts Functions In Organisa

BM4112: Management ContextsNameFunctions in OrganisationsTutor’s Name14/07/141. Management and OrganizationsAn organization is a purposeful arrangement of people aimed at accomplishing specific purpose. Organisations are composed of people, have distinct purpose and have deliberate structures to enable members do their work. Society works through organisations, management is getting organisations to perform the work. Organisations have the following characteristics.Organisational actions are shaped consciously by the design of the organization. Organisations are dynamic and evolve and adapt to changing environment. Organisations revise actions, roles and responsibilities as future unfolds. An organization will endure even as members who comprise it come and go and roles are carried out regardless of who is doing them.Organisations are future oriented and seek to achieve desired and planned future results. The achievement of these desired results is measured by key performance indicators and targets.Organisations are hierarchical and employ division of labour to separate roles laterally and vertically.Organisations have defined roles, actions and responsibilities.Management is necessary in all organisations and in all work areas of an organization so that all members of an organization are either managers or managed. Managers are