Application of a Theoretical Framework Used in the Study of Organisational Culture to Conduct an Analysis of an Organisation’s Culture

APPLICATION OF A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK USED IN THE STUDY OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANISATION’S CULTURE

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APPLICATION OF A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK USED IN THE STUDY OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANISATION’S CULTURE Northumbria University B(A) in Business with International Management Culture and Organisation HR0372

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APPLICATION OF A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK USED IN THE STUDY OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANISATION’S CULTURE

Abstract
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Adler, N. J. & Gundersen, A. (2008), argued that culture is therefore    Something that is shared by all or almost all members of a given social group Something older members of a group pass on to younger members of a group Something (as in the case of morals, laws, and customs) that shape behaviour, or…structures one’s perception of the world Managers frequently see culture as “the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another…the interactive aggregate of common characteristics that influence a human group’s response to its environment”. In general, we see people as being from different cultures if their ways of life as a group differ significantly. (Adler & Gundersen, International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior, 2008)

APPLICATION OF A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK USED IN THE STUDY OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF AN ORGANISATION’S CULTURE

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Brief background to the organisation and its environment Introduction to the focus of the report (the practice, issue, event or sub-unit)

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Explanation of the theoretical framework used to analyse the organisation, including its main concepts 7

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Literature Review: Brief argument which explains why the framework has been chosen 8

instead of others. 5.

Analysis of the practice, issue, event or sub-unit which uses the chosen theoretical 10 13 13

References: 20 21 Appendix 3 – Figure 3: Influence of Culture on Behaviour and Behaviour on Culture (Alder, 2002) 22 Appendix 4 – Figure 4: International Dimensions of Organizational Behaviour (Alder, 1991) 23 6 (http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/apple, 2011) 2 7 main concepts According to Kirkman & Shapiro (2001), some researchers have attributed satisfaction and commitment differences to cultural values (Dorfman & Howell, 1988) 12 Cult Schneiders (2010), also argued that a cult is originally a ritual worship of the Godhead, a person or a good which includes religious acts regarding to something that enjoys extraordinary worship