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An organisation can be defined as:
A social arrangement which pursues collective goals,
which controls its own performance,
Q1 : ( for what does " Which" indicates here ? for social arrangement or collective goals ? ).
and which is a boundary separating it from its environment.
Q2 : ( what is the meaning of this sentences "which is a boundary separating it from its environment" ?).

This is, perhaps, a deceptively simple definition. Probably the most important word is
‘social’. Organisations consist of people and we are all social animals. We have to get
on with our colleagues; ideally we would like our boss, or at least respect our boss. We
have to get on with customers; we have our own ambitions; we have our own
motivations.
Q3 : ( What is the meaning of " have to get on with " ? ).Early management theory tended to neglect the social side of organisations and
management and had a rather cold, militaristic approach. Modern theories have
changed this considerably.
Q4 : ( What is the meaning of " had a rather cold, militaristic approach " here ? ).

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Question

Please help me to understand that, If you want of course, Thanks a lot :)
Please answer my questions between ( ), Thanks :)

An organisation can be defined as:
A social arrangement which pursues collective goals, 
which controls its own performance,
Q1 : ( for what does " Which" indicates here ? for social arrangement or collective goals ? ).
and which is a boundary separating it from its environment. 
Q2 : ( what is the meaning of this sentences "which is a boundary separating it from its environment" ?).

This is, perhaps, a deceptively simple definition. Probably the most important word is
‘social’. Organisations consist of people and we are all social animals. We have to get
on with our colleagues; ideally we would like our boss, or at least respect our boss. We
have to get on with customers; we have our own ambitions; we have our own
motivations.
Q3 : ( What is the meaning of " have to get on with " ? ).Early management theory tended to neglect the social side of organisations and
management and had a rather cold, militaristic approach. Modern theories have
changed this considerably.
Q4 : ( What is the meaning of " had a rather cold, militaristic approach " here ? ).

Thanks :)

Answer

Q1: 'Which' refers to the social arrangement. That sentence is saying the social arrangement pursues collective goals and controls its own performance.

Q2: This sentence is saying the social arrangement makes a boundary from other social arrangements. So this is the boundary of the organisation.

Q3: 'Have to get on with our colleagues' means to have to work with colleagues in a friendly manner.

Q4: 'Had a rather cold, militaristic approach' refers to the character of early management theories. 'cold and militaristic' suggests these theories did not consider the people involved, and they only cared about results.

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