I think I understand you; I'm not sure I agree with you in that I believe
organization is much more than structure. I like to define organization
as:
"the coordination of different activities of individual contributors to
carry out planned interactions with the environment"
"Coordination" is a key term here, and structure is only one part that
enables the coordination....
At 07:55 AM 11/21/97 -0000, you wrote:
>My point is that the "organization" is a vehicle or tool for human
>endeavor. It is the structure through which we do things.
[Host's Note: BIG snip by your host... Please, when quoting, erase
everything other than the minimum you need to make the connection to the
other msg. ...Rick]
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