Define the term ‘Organising’ and enumerate the steps involved in the process of organising.
Organising can be defined as an ongoing and interactive process of arranging things systematically or placing things in order throughout the life of a business. Steps in the organising process include:
(i) Identification and classification of activities: This process involves’ division of labour that divides the work into different tasks performed separately by employees.
(ii) Grouping of activities or departmentalization: Jobs identified from the previous step are further grouped together and put into separate departments.
(iii) Assignment of duties: In this step, employees are assigned and granted their duties and responsibilities through a document called ‘job description’ that clearly defines their responsibilities.
(iv) Establishing reporting relationship: The final step involves establishing a chain of common wherein employees will have to report to an authority like the top management or superiors.