Organisation på ridskola

Sammanfattning: Organizations are about people in interaction. Human itself is complex, and the complexity increases when people are grouped. When creating groups there is a need for a structure, an order between the people in the group. Companies have an organization - riding school is also a company and should have an organization. Many studies have been done related to the riding school but there is no documentation about organizations at riding schools, and a research is needed. The aim of the study was to clarify if riding schools in Sweden has a well considered organization. The main questions were: Does riding schools in Sweden have a well considered organization? In that case, what characterizes this organization? A questionnaire was sent to 491 riding clubs and the response rate was 17 % (81 riding schools). The results show that the majority of respondents has an organization but how well considered this organization is differs between riding schools. The study was limited to riding schools run by non-profit organizations. One possible way to organize is to prepare job descriptions. Eighty-three percent have job descriptions but only a few riding schools have a complete job description. An organization consists of division of labor and co-ordination. Seventy-nine of 80 riding schools responded that they have division of labor. Seventy-five of 80 riding schools indicates that the division of labor co-ordinates. The majority, 91%, responded that they have written work routines. The questionnaire asked the riding schools to choose an organization that sued best in their business. Fifty-three percent chose the operational organization, 21% chose the line and staff organization, 15% chose the matrix organization and 7% selected "Do not have a well considered organization". The bureaucratic line and staff organization increases with the size of the riding schools, all those who have chosen the line and staff have more than 150 horses mounted each week. All those who have chosen "Do not have a well considered organization" have less than 350 horses mounted each week. Why the smaller riding schools choose operational organization may partly be due to that this type of organization is most relevant when the business is small and partly because the organization isn't more considered than that. What can be discussed is whether a smaller riding school chooses operational organization because the business is small, and therefore the most appropriate form of organization, or does business remain small because the organization is more developed and well considered. The 15% who chose matrix organization represent all sizes of riding schools. The matrix organization may be appropriate at a riding school but the management should be aware that this form of organization places high requirements on communication. People can be more effective in an organization because the organization creates opportunities for specialization, but in practice it's not healthy in physical work. This may be a reason why the riding schools answered as they did; the degree of specialization does not prove the answer to whether each task always performs by same employee, or that many riding schools aren't aware of specialization advantages. Where specialization is applicable should reasonably be in the administrative work. The number of employees with only administrative tasks is not related to a particular organization but it is related to the size of the riding school. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that a larger business has or requires a more considered organization with explicit administrative parts. The conclusion is that riding schools in Sweden have an organization and they organize, but the organization is not always well considered. In cases where the organization is well considered it characterizes of division of labor and co-ordination, written work routines, work schedule, well-developed job descriptions and in some cases specialization. The well considered organization belongs in most cases a larger business and characterizes of having employees with only administrative tasks.