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In this research attempts have been made to find out a relationship between the characteristics of an organization and the motivation of manpower. If so, the focus is on the type and
shape of this relationship. The unit which has been chosen in the present research is named the Urban and Rural Economic
Organization.
This research is of great significance in that the success of an
organization hinges on two elemental factors of its structure and manpower Whenever an organization comes into existence, first
its structure is shaped and then the manpower is employed to steer the newly-formed unit towards achieving its pre-set targets.
On the heels of our research on the urban and rural economic
system we discovered a close relationship between the organizational structure and human stimulus.
This relationship tends to be converes and strong because the more encumbersom (much red-tape) the organizational structure is, the lower the human stimulus will be and, in consequence of
the organizations' rigid and stilted laws and regulations, an office worker is hobbled by strictures with little leeway which will


ultimately result in less productive performance. Since an individual is not highly motivated to render services, his job performance will reduce and the organization's goals will remain a remote possibility to attain. But if the organizational structure, being formed with fewer labyrinthine complexities, appeals to the interests of the personnel, :it 'will help enhance their motivation and will try to do their ut1Tl0St to achieve the goals set down for the organization. So it is absolutely crucial to stimulate the
workers' interests in an organization and empower them with considerable leeway in a less decentralized office environment so
as to have them work more efficiently and curtail the rigidity and complexity of the organizational structure.
M. R. Mehregan, Ph.D.
Editor