College of Health and Allied Professions

Medical Technology Program

MLS 105 – Laboratory Management

Assignment: Organizational structure

Research the topics and answer the following questions:

1.What is Organization?
 According to the Business Dictionary, organization is a social unit of people systematically
structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All
organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between functions
and positions, and subdivides and delegates roles, responsibilities, and authority to carry out
defined tasks. Organizations are open systems in that they affect and are affected by the
environment beyond their boundaries.

2.What is a System?
 According to the Business Dictionary, system is a set of detailed methods, procedures and
routine created to carry out a specific activity, perform a duty, or solve a problem.

3.What are the characteristics of an organizational system?

 An organization is a deliberate arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some
specific purpose. These and all organizations share three common characteristics, Goals,
People, Structure.

4. What are the purposes of an organization?

 According to Learning, L. (n.d.). Principles of Management, the purpose of an are organization
would be the business and company strategy, mission statement, company values, and the
organization's short- and long-term objectives. The role of communicating all of these
components most likely falls to managers through the company.
An organization with a clear purpose or mission is one that is easy to understand and manage. A
common purpose unifies employees and helps them understand the organization’s direction.
5. What is the relevance of an institutional mission to an organization’s function and structure?
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 References:

Organization. (n.d.). Retrieved August 19, 2020 from BusinessDictionary.com

website: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/organization.html.

System. BusinessDictionary.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020, from BusinessDictionary.com website:

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/system.html.

Learning, L. (n.d.). Principles of Management. Retrieved August 21, 2020, from

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-principlesofmanagement/chapter/the-purpose-of-organization/