Organizational life cycle
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The organizational life cycle is the life cycle
of an organization
from its creation to its termination.
There are five level/stages in any organization.
According to Richard L. Daft there are four stages in an Organizational Life Cycle.
The four stages are:
(Richard L. Daft, Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations, first edition 2007, ISBN 0-324-42271-7)
Life cycle
Life cycle or lifecycle may refer to: * Biological life cycle* Enterprise life cycle* Life cycle assessment* New product development* Product lifecycle , various meanings* Project life cycle...
of an organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
from its creation to its termination.
There are five level/stages in any organization.
- Birth
- Growth
- Maturity
- Decline
- Death
According to Richard L. Daft there are four stages in an Organizational Life Cycle.
The four stages are:
- Entrepreneurial stage -> Crisis: Need for leadership
- Collectivity stage -> Crisis: Need for delegation
- Formalization stage -> Crisis: Too much red tape
- Elaboration stage -> Crisis: Need for revitalization
(Richard L. Daft, Understanding the Theory and Design of Organizations, first edition 2007, ISBN 0-324-42271-7)