What is an Organization?

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Someone asked me the other day: what exactly is an organization? DEFINITION OF AN ORGANIZATION Well, in in simple terms, an organization is defined as: "an entity comprising one or more people that has at least one particular purpose". An organization is usually made up of various sub-organizations like and departments with specialized tasks. EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS Typical examples of organizations are:

• A business firm / company / corporation (for profit organizations)
• A government agency
• An NGO
• An association of volunteers
• A charity
• Various and partnerships
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• An educational institution
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• Etc.

CRITERIA FOR AN ORGANIZATION As you can see in the above examples, organizations can differ a lot among each other. But organizations do have six things in common:

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		What is an Organization? MICHAEL RAVAIN, HR Consultant, United States, Member
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