04 Handout 1 - Types of Organizational Activities

It is a collection of resources that are linked together to transform inputs into outputs.

• Organization

• Organization Structure

• Organization Environment

• Organizational Activities

It is a framework that evolves/designed to facilitate communication and coordination between organization members.

• Organization

• Organization Structure

• Organization Environment

• Organizational Activities

Select the four (4) different types of organizational activities.

• Steady-state activities

• Innovation activities

• Crisis activities

• Policy-making activities

• Efficient activities

Theses activities are routines that account for most of the organization’s work and are typical in routine manufacturing, sales, and accounting.

• Steady-state activities

• Innovation activities

• Crisis activities

• Policy-making activities

These activities are concerned with changing the processes of the organization or the way it implements these methods.

• Steady-state activities

• Innovation activities

• Crisis activities

• Policy-making activities

These activities are associated with dealing with the unexpected and are likely to be encountered by those departments and people within the organization’s environment.

• Steady-state activities

• Innovation activities

• Crisis activities

• Policy-making activities

These activities are concerned with the overall guidance of the organization.

• Steady-state activities

• Innovation activities

• Crisis activities

• Policy-making activities