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Organisation of opportunities

5 important questions on Organisation of opportunities

How can a primitive organisation becom an elaborated organisation?

More formalisation: Framed by some common rules and physical limits;
More complexity: underlines the need for administrative functions, linking activities;
clarification of objectives: aimed at a specific overall goal

Inspired by fayolle, the development of a new organisation is divided into five linear phases. which five?

Idea
opportunity
project
emergin organisation
'stable' organisation

This book divides the entrepreneurial process into three phases instead of the five of Fayoll. Which three and are these in line with Fayoll's thoughts?

opportunity creation
opportunity evaluation
opportunity organisation

Yes, these are in line with Fayoll

What are the three organising components?

Technology (Machinery, technology, competencies, rules, administrative processs, objectives, etc.)
Networks (Customers, suppliers, distributors, competitors, family, friends, advisors)
Resources (Raw materia, capital, human resources, information, knowledge, etc.)

What is meant with that organisations can be planned?

The entrepreneur has to ask him/herself the question: What must i do to achieve the desired goal? The challenge is to choose the optimal strategies, resources, networks, etc. that enable them to achieve the best possible result.

Think of the chef who wants to cook. Menu--> recipe-->purchasing ingredients--> create the meal.