SHAPING LEARNING ORGANISATIONS How Types of Organisational Cultures Contribute in Shaping Learning Organisations Hasan Danaee Fard Ali Asghar Anvary Rostamy Hamid Taghiloo Tarbiat Modares University Abstract The main purpose of this empirical study is to examine the relationship between four types of organisational cultures and the shaping learning organisation. In this study‚ we have selected two groups of public organisations (more successful and less successful public organisations). The sample
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The nineteen sixties were an extraordinary decade with significant developments in politics‚ music‚ art‚ science‚ and more that influenced life in the United States and the rest of the world for generations to come. Some of the major political events of this decade include the cold war and the space race with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) to put man on the moon‚ the start of the Vietnam War (1965)‚ and the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. On the economic side
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DOWNSIZING – AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE THAT SEEKS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE? Personnel restructuring‚ right sizing‚ reductions in force or the most common term used; downsizing‚ is defined by Budros (1999 : 70) as “An organization’s conscious use of permanent personnel reductions in an attempt to improve its efficiency and/or effectiveness”1 Downsizing has occurred throughout the industrialized world (Ryan & Macky‚ 1998)2‚ affected blue and white collar workers (Littler
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Organizational structure An organizational structure consists of activities such as task allocation‚ coordination and supervision‚ which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims.[1] It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their organization and its environment. Organizations are a variant of clustered entities. An organization can be structured in many different ways‚ depending on their objectives. The structure of an
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QUESTION 1 Ms. Apple Ang‚ who comes late for work is showing high consistency. This attributes to high internal and low external factors. Internal factors might be due to her attitude or habit while external factors might be due to traffic‚ sick or emergency. Madam May May should find out that is really Miss Apple Ang‘s lateness is due to external cause. This is because‚ sometimes‚ Madam May May may engage in Fundamentals Attribution Error which means underestimate the external factors and overestimate
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Organizational Structure Meaning – Various Structures – Practical Illustration Organizational Structure: It refers to a formal system of tasks and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates employees to work together to achieve the organizational goals. Formal system of task and reporting relationships showing how workers use resources. It involves the following structures: 1) Functional Structure It refers to the organizational structure
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Organisations (Assignment 2) Organisation Structures – Introduction Organisation Structures – Span of Control Functional Areas Finance The finance department is a department within an organisation who deals with the financial side of the business and will therefore have many roles and activities which they would complete on a daily basis in order to ensure that this department is performing to a high standard which will contribute towards the overall success and standard of the business
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Theme 2: Competitive Environment of Organisations Competition and Business Strategy in Historical Perspective (2002) - P. Ghemawat (not really asked but gives background) Are You Sure You Have a Strategy? (2001) - D.C. Hambrick and J.W. Fredrickson How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy(1979) - M. Porter Profit Pools: A Fresh Look at Strategy (1998) - O. Gadiesh and J.L. Gilbert Getting Real about Virtual Commerce (1999) - P. Evans and T. Wurster Question 3 2010 In the
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Management : a function in organisations designed to maximise employee performance in service of their employer’s strategic objectives. HR is primarily concerned with how people are managed within organisations‚ focusing on policies and systems. Organisational Behaviour : studies the impact individuals‚ groups‚ and structures have on human behaviour within organisations. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology‚ psychology‚ communication‚ and management. The companies which interest
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Apple Case Study The role of a successful leader in organisational change cannot be overestimated. Organisational culture is significant for each organisation and its successful operation‚ playing large role in whether or not a particular organisation has a happy‚ healthy and comfortable working environment. Organisational culture at any company has to be strong and well-established but able to be changed as well. So‚ in order to establish‚ maintain and improve the company’s culture timely
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