Organisation

An organisation is a group of people who are working for a common goal. Management helps in achievements of goals of organisation. Let us examine goal of some organisations given in Table.

  Some Organisations and their Goals

Management as a separate discipline developed-during 19th & 20th century. It does not mean that management was not needed or studied earlier. Management issues were examined by people in other disciplines like, Law, Politics, Economics, Engineering, Public Administration etc. Various disciplines have contributed to the growth of management (Figure).  

  Evolution of Management