This statement is fairly general and therefore this essay will respond by discussing good management and determining if good mangement can be found in a organisation that does not survive.

As there a several ways in which a successful organisation and good management can be defined, this essay will also define and interperate what is ment by a successful organisation and good management.

To further discuss the statement the essay will also concentrate on other factors that can influence the success or failure of an organisation.

What is an organisation? There are many definitions of what a organisation is, some more complex then others, but they all basically say that 'An organisation is a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose' ( ,p5). Some examples inculde Microsoft, Edith Cowan University and even Manchester United football club. They are are all organisations because they all consisit of people, they all have some deliberate structure and they all have a specific purpose.

Every organisation has a distinct purpose. What ever the p

It is important to relise that the success of an organisation can also be affected by other factors than just good or bad management. Besides good and bad management, environmental issues were also discussed. Closley looking at the general environment we established that organisations can not control the forces of them and therefore it is important that they are able to adapt or change in accordance to its environment. We looked at the airline industry and the pressure it is facing from politcal issues, such as the war on Iraq. It has been displayed that these afftects are of great importance and organisations have already gone bankrupt. British Airways was also discussed and despite good mangement, the environment has threatend the organisations success and even survival. However the organisation is still in existance and it can be put down to good management.

I also disagree with the statement as i believe that good management can be found in a organisation that does not survive. British airways are struggleing to stay in the market and despite its good management i think the polital issues from its general environment has the abiltity to make it unable to survive.

I therefore agree with the statement to a certain extent and i believe that good management will lead to a successful organisation. However we must not overlook the fact that the environment plays a very important role in determining the organisations level of success.

Managers work in orgainisations, and it is because of organisations that managers exist. If there were no organisations there would be no demand for managers. In regard to organisations, managers are 'Organisational members who oversee and direct the work of other members' ( ). Managers carry out management process' so that they are able to acompolish the organisations goal and as described above, to create a successful organisation.

If you are doing things right there is a increased chance of attaining the organisations goals. Effectiveness is exactly that, 'doing things right' ( ). This is doing work activities that will assist the organisations to reaching its goals.

Since organisations have little or no control of what occurs in their external environment, they have to respond to changes. Managing environmental imapacts is essential, changing strategies and adaptation are a few ways to respond, so that the organisation can survive under different environments. The Asian crisis required many organisations to change their strategies in order for them to remain in the market. It also saw many organisations fail mainly due to managemet inexperience or incompetence as Dun and Bradstreet state. Some managers fail to recognise the importance of the organisations environment and either do not respond to changes in the environment or simply due to bad management shift the organisations strategies in the wrong direction ( ).

As well as having a distinct purpose and peolple, organisations must have a deliberate structure. There are many different forms of structure organisations adopt, but one of the main reasons for having structure is so that the people have their part of the work to do in an attempt to accomplish the organisations purpose. Some structures may be open and flexible or more strict and traditional with defined rules and job descriptions( ). With the idea of structures emerges managers, who have a certain type of au

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