3. Henry Mintzberg wrote, Every human activityfrom the making of pots to the placing of a man...
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3. Henry Mintzberg wrote, “Every human activity—from the making of pots to the placing of a man on the moon—gives rise to two fundamental and opposing requirements: the division of labor into various tasks to be performed and the coordination of these tasks to accomplish the activity. The structure of an organization can be defined simply as the sum total of the ways in which it divides its labor into distinct tasks and then achieves coordination among them.”35 Do you agree with this statement? How have you seen these two requirements fulfilled in an organization with which you are familiar? Do you think that organizations find either part of this requirement easier to carry out? What happens if either is neglected?
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Library And Information Center Management
ISBN: 115435
9th Edition
Authors: Barbara B.Moran , Claudia J.Morner