Organic and mechanistic organizations

Unit 6: Fundamentals of OrganizingTopic 6 of 9

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Principles of Management

11 units

1 The Nature of Organizations
2 Introduction to Management
3 Management: History and Current Thinking
4 Environmental Context of Management
5 Planning and Making Decisions
6 Fundamentals of Organizing
7 Leadership and Motivation
8 Fundamental of Influencing and Communication
9 Control and Quality Management
10 Managing in the Global Arena
11 Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal

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What the syllabus expects

Organic view
Mechanistic view

Organic and mechanistic organizations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Principles of Management (MGT 213)

Unit 6: Fundamentals of Organizing

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

To develop an understanding of organic and mechanistic organizations and explain the managerial concepts and assess their application in organizational situations.

Curriculum Scope

Organic view
Mechanistic view

Detailed Microsyllabus

Mechanistic organizations
1. Formal rules, specialized jobs and centralized authority.
2. Vertical communication and clear reporting relationships.
3. Suitability and limitations in predictable conditions.
Organic organizations
1. Flexible roles, collaboration and distributed decisions.
2. Lateral communication and adaptation.
3. Comparing structural fit under environmental change.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 9-10.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.