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Unit 8 : Organizing: Process and Means

the role of each teacher and for the team as a whole to attain victory over the rival team. Similarly, Notes
in a one-man business, all the activities are performed by the owner himself. But when the owner
employs someone to assist him, he has to determine the work to be done by the employee and give
him the right to use materials, machinery, equipment, etc. This is the point when Organizing becomes
necessary.

8.1 Meaning of Educational Organizing

Organizing refers to the way in which the work of a group of people is arranged and distributed
among group members. The function of organizing includes the determination of the activities to be
performed; creation of departments, sections and positions to perform those activities; and establishing
relationships among the various parts of an organization. The purpose is to create a framework for
the performance of the activities of an organization in a systematic manner. It is important to note
that the term organization should not be used in the same sense as organizing. Organizing is a
function of management, while organization refers to a group of persons who have come together
to achieve some common objectives.
The process of organizing refers to identifying and grouping of activities to be performed, defining
and delegating authority, casting responsibility and establishing relationships to enable people to
work together effectively in accomplishing objectives.

Educational institutions may be viewed as living organisims having a composite of
characteristics and people with a variety of personality traits.

8.2 Process of Educational Organizing

Steps in the process of Organizing

The process of organizing consists of the following steps :
1. Determining the activities to be performed to achieve the objectives of the organization.
2. Identification of major functions to which these activities relate.
3. Grouping and sub-dividing the activities within each function on the basis of similarity or
relatedness.
4. Establishing relationship among individuals and groups.
1. Determing the activities to be performed to achieve the objectives of the organization :
Educational organizations undertake teaching activities with a view to give educational. They
may perform teaching, discipline on service activity. In a educational organization, teaching
and learning major activities. In carrying out these major activities have to perform a number
of other activities such as staffing, financing, accounting, recruiting employees, etc. Since the
objectives of different organizations are different, it is therefore, necessary to determine the
activities of each organization separately.
2. Identification of major functions to which these activities relate : The next step is to identify
the major functions to which these activities relate In a educational organization, teaching
learning, finance and personnel are the major functions. If the amount of work to be done in
connection with each of these functions is large, separate departments may be created for each
of these functions. Head positions will have to be created to supervise the activities of these
departments. At this stage, a list of activities relating to each function must be prepared.

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