Relationship among organisational theory, design, culture, structure and design and how they contribute to the organisation

This paper explains the relationships of organizational design, structure, culture and change. Organisational theory seeks to understand the principle that govern how organizations operate, evolve, and change their structures and cultures and the factors that affect the way organizations operate, evolve, change. Its focus is on the organization as a whole. An organisations behavior is the result of its design and the principles behind its operations. 1) ORGANISATIONAL THEORY Organisational theory is designed to understand the …

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