Meaning of organization

Organizations are human associations usually established to achieve goals through the extensive use of technology and collective effort. Organizations are complex which operate in an ever changing environment and have a structure to coordinate efforts. In other words it can be defined as a system composed of people, structure and technology for achieving common goals in a dynamic environment.

According to Chester Barnard “organization is a system of consciously coordinated activities of two or more persons”

There exist the following types of organizations

SN	Type	Owner	Motive	Examples
1	Business	Individual/Group	Profit	Departmental Stores, Clothing, Real Estate
2	Service	Individual/Group	Profit/Service	Hospitals, Schools, Colleges
3	Government	Country/State	Public Welfare	Local Government, Ministries, Police, CDO
4	Mutual Benefits	Members of a Group	Welfare to members	Clubs, Political Parties, Exclusive Societies
5	International	International Agency/Government	Public Welfare	INGOs, SAARC, UN