1. A group of people intentionally organized to accomplish an overall, common goal or set of goals. Business organizations can range in size from two people to tens of thousands.
2. explicit (deliberate and recognized) or implicit (operating unrecognized, "behind the scenes")
3. Members of the organization often have some image in their minds about how the organization should be working, how it should appear when things are going well.
4. An organization operates according to an overall purpose.
5. All organizations operate according to overall priorities in the nature of how they carry out their activities. They are the personality, or culture, of the organization.
6. Organizations members often work to achieve several overall accomplishments, or goals, as they work toward their mission.
7. Organizations usually follow several overall general approaches to reach their goals.