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Measuring Dimensions of Organisation

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In this report two employees from two organisations, Meredith Dairy and Stawell Regional health, will be interviewed on ‘Measuring Dimensions of Organisation’(Daft, 2013). From the nine measuring dimensions; organizational mindset, size, goals, culture, external environment, technology, hierarchy, specialisation, and formalization, the report will outline and discuss main similarities and differences between the organisation, and analyse the effectiveness of some of the characteristics the organisations possess.

Both organisations compared in this report are sizeable employers for their regional townships.

Meredith dairy, located in Meredith, Victoria, is a family run enterprise and a producer of award winningsheep and goat milk cheesesand yogurts (Meredith Dairy, 2013). The dairy is the largest producer of on-farm sheep and goat milk in Australia and places sustainable agriculture and natural resource management at the core of its businesses while promoting innovation, quality and integrity to achieve its goal of producing and being recognised as the best in its field (Meredith Dairy, 2013a).

Stawell Regional Health, located in Stawell, Victoria, has been providing quality care to the regional community since 1859 (Stawell Regional Health, 2008). Stawell Regional Health provides a range of services including Day procedure clinic, birthing services, oncology, outpatient programs, education and residential aged care (Stawell Regional Health, 2010). The organisation strives to continue toprovide quality health care to local residents, promote healthy living and develop state of the art facilities in order to improve their ability to service the community (Stawell Regional Health, 2012).

In the figure both organisations are scored using the nine dimensions; formalisation, specialisation, hierarchy, technology, external environment, culture, goals, size

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