Processes in Business

Write a paper addressing the following five questions:

What is an organization?

What is a business process?

What generic types of structures can organizations      operate under?

Why do organizations execute business processes?

Why do organizations use technology to accomplish      business processes

Incorporate some data/ discussion on the General Electric Company supported by sources.

Important: Note that depending on the author, a process may be referred to as an activity or a task. For the purpose of this module, assume they are synonymous unless the definition used by a specific author has the word activity or task inside.

You should consider approaching the question as follows:

Identify definitions of an organization by various      other scholars or practitioners, and discuss the similarities and      differences in the definitions. You must use the background reading and/or      search for scholarly articles using the school’s academic search tool. Do      not use the dictionary.

Identify definitions of business processes (which may      be referred to as tasks or activities by some) and the types of business      processes discussed by past researchers. You must use the background      reading and/or search for scholarly articles using the school academic      search tool. Explain the similarities and differences in the definition.

Explain the relationship between an organization,      various parts of an organization, and business processes.

Explain why and how technology is used within      organizations to accomplish business processes.