Efficient organisation and management of office in common practitioners' eyes
- 2006
- p.55-69.
- Jan
Office Organisation involves, among other things, consideration of office structure, services, staffing, space, support systems, standards of operation etc. Management of office means many things together - planning work priorities, setting budgets, making optimum use of resources, directing staff, preparing for systematic work habits etc. Office organisation and management is primarily concerned with improving organisational task through managerial effectiveness. The prime responsibility for such improvement rests finally with supervisors who have an obligation to assist their subordinates in their task of enhancing performance effectiveness. This article looks at some of these aspects from the management practitioner's perspective and attempts to highlight on techniques appropriate for use in particular instances facing managers in their workplaces. It also includes mini case studies relating to basic concept of organisational improvement as well as common practices of management support system. - Reproduced.