FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS
Evolution of Formal Organizations
Axia University of Phoenix
October 18, 2008
Evolution of Formal Organizations
For man to achieve certain goals in an organized fashion, there is historical evidence how someone discovered that tasks could be accomplished effectively by using formal organizations. From the Great Wall of China to the Pyramids in Egypt, none could have been achieved without a strong foundation of a developed formal organization. The always ever continuances of population and economic growth has only increased our dependency on some-sort of formal organization, from worshiping in a church, to flipping a burger at McDonalds. Both have occurred exceptional change from people evolving from rural to urban centers and the structural developments contribution to the historical emergence of a formal organization.
The history of formal organization shows past societies of working together towards a common goal. Farmers, laborers, doctors, and priests all have a common desire of working in an organized manner to produce moral consensus or values and shared sentiments. In today’s societies formal organizations focus on individuals and try to perform influences to change the actions of others in some intended fashion. Organizational competence is based on past principals of ownership, stability, and control. The need for organizations is unquestioned, the way in which the work of an organization change underscores the essential role of the organization. Public, private, and social sectors are three organizations that do the key work of a society. In today’s volatile marketplace formal organizations are always searching for new ways to achieve competitive advantage, increase customer loyalty, and improve upon sales productivity for their product.
Most organizations make some top-management attempt to define a mission statement to create visions that are heralded in annual reports but to only be...