Management Function of Organizing: Overview of Methods
Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhDOrganizing can be viewed as the activities to collect and configure resources in order to implement plans in a highly effective and efficient fashion. Organizing is a broad set of activities, and often considered one of the major functions of management. Therefore, there are a wide variety of topics in organizing. The following are some of the major types of organizing required in a business organization.
Sections of This Topic Include:
Organizing Yourself (your office, files, etc.)Organizing / Designing Tasks, Jobs or Roles
Organizing Staff
Organizing Various Types of Groups
Organizing Communities (typically a nonprofit goal)
Organizing a New Business (whether for-profit or nonprofit)
Guidelines to Reorganize a Current Organization
Also see Principles and Guidelines for Organizational Design
Organizing Yourself
Setting Up Office Facilities (this section is in "Facilities Management")Organizing Yourself (this subtopic is in "Personal Productivity")
Organizing a Task, Job or Role
Task and Job AnalysisJob Description
Employee Performance Planning (the overall process ensures ongoing, effective organizing)
Time Management
Organizing Various Groups of People
Committtees of Boards of DirectorsCommittees in general
Meetings
Teams
Community Organizing
THE CITIZEN'S HANDBOOKOrganizer's Online Toolkit
Community Organizing Toolbox
Community Buildng and Organizing
Association for Community Organization
Citizen's Handbook
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Related Library Topics
Recommended Books
For Managing Yourself, See
Personal Development -- Related
Books
For Managing Other Individuals, See
Supervision -- Related
Books
For Managing Teams, See
Facilitation and Teams -- Related
Books
For Leading, See
Leadership -- Recommended Books
General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)
General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)
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Nonprofit-Specific
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