Topic 1: The Nature of An Organization

JICA LGREP

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Topic ObjectiveFor the participants to appreciate what a BAWASA Organization is and what is its major components.

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Exercise 1:Please define organization in one sentence.

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Definition of OrganizationAn organization is an open system that

is in constant interaction with its environment, taking in raw materials, people, information, and energy, converting these into products or services, and exporting the latter back into the environment.

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Components of OrganizationPeopleSystemCommon GoalExternal EnvironmentLeadership

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PeopleHave unique and ever changing needs

and motivations.

Abraham Maslow, a prominent psychologist identified the hierarchy of human needs.

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Esteem needsachievement, status, responsibility, reputation

Self-actualization personal growth and fulfilment

Belongingness and Love needsfamily, affection, relationships, work group, etc.

Safety needs protection, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc.

Biological and Physiological needsbasic life needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.

Hierarchy of Human Needs

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SystemThe term system denotes a rational

arrangement of specially organized resources (units), each contributing in a prearranged way to the development of the organization’s goals.

All elements in the organization are interdependent with each other.

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SystemDivision of labor implies subsystems which:

Interact dynamicallyAre interdependentBehavior of one unit likely affects others

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Common GoalShared vision and mission among the

members serve as the core that binds group together.

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External Environment

Physical and social factors outside the boundaries of the organization which are taken into account in during decision making situations.

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Question 1What do we learn from this topic?

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ReferencesHandout on Organization Development,

PRRM North Cotabato, 1996.Organizational Diagnosis, William R. Brieger,

MPH, CHES, DrPh, Johns Hopkins University, Copyright 2006, The Johns Hopkins University and William Brieger

Scott, Jaffe, and Tobe (1993)

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