Unit 3: Organisations and Behaviour Assignment 1 An organisation is defined as a clearly bounded group (or groups) of people interacting together to achieve a particular goal in a formally structured and co-coordinated way. A hierarchy organisation is when employees are ranked at various levels within the organisation‚ each level is one above the other. A tall hierarchical organisation has many levels and a flat hierarchical organisation will only have a few. Flat Hierarchy http://limkokwingmba
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN TOURISM The study of consumer behaviour focuses on how individuals make decisions to spend their available resources (time‚ money‚ effort) on consumption-related items. The field of consumer behavior covers a lot of ground. According to Solomon (1996)‚ consumer behavior is a study of the processes involved when individuals or groups select‚ purchase‚ use‚ or dispose of products‚ services‚ ideas‚ or experiences to satisfy needs and desires. The marketer needs to understand
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individuation for development of personality] Historical Research: Le Bon (1890s) When individuals “descend” in a crowd‚ they become creatures of instinct‚ barbarians (Contagion theory‚ anonymity) Festinger (1952) Individuals who sat in dim light more likely to use bad language when discussing erotic material than individuals who were not. Zimbardo (1969) Stanford Prison Experiments: Individuals dressed as guards‚ others as prisoners. Guards acted in aggressive and brutal ways. Diener (1976)
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Behaviour based on bias – how heuristics and biases effect behaviour by perpetuating prejudiced views A prejudice is a preconceived perception‚ usually negative‚ towards an individual or group. Prejudiced views and actions are everywhere in society and around us. There are numerous types of prejudiced views (such as prejudices against certain ethnicities)‚ along with numerous origins for them‚ like upbringing - for example‚ if we grew up in an area where there were many crimes committed by people
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by all female design team and they are more focusing to women with specific criteria such as professional‚ independent women desiring performance‚ style‚ practicality and ease of maintenance in one package (Diseno-art.com‚ nd) Moreover‚ Volvo YCC design elements are most valuable to female consumers which are created special for women need and wants. Firstly‚ the interior benefits for this design is just like a personal living room which are suitable and more comfortable for women. It is just like
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The psychology of sustainable behaviour Human behavior underlies almost all environmental problems‚ such as air and water pollution‚ climate change‚ deforestation‚ and loss of biodiversity. Research in psychology offers clues as to why people engage in unsustainable behaviors despite their concern about the broader consequences. At the same time‚ the research also explains why people go out of their way to behave sustainably‚ and how it is possible to motivate and empower sustainable actions
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BUS103 ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR ASSIGNMENT 2 – GROUP-BASED ASSIGNMENT JANUARY 2011 SEMESTER GROUP MEMBERS: SONG ZHENYING JESLYN‚ PI NO. Y1073186 LIEW TAT ONN DEREK‚ PI NO M1115287. YEOW KIAN CHING PRINCE‚ PI NO. N1115682 Question 1a Attitude represents our own evaluation on how we feel about something that can be positive or negative. The main components of attitude are affect‚ behaviour and cognition. These three components are interlinked together
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Group Behavior Group Dynamics A. Introduction and Definition A.1 Group’s nature and purpose It is a composition of at least two (2) or more people who share certain common beliefs‚ interact with one another in a continuing basis‚ and view themselves as being members of a group- which is a distinct entity- for the purpose of achieving common goals (Vecchio‚ 1988; Newstrom & Davis‚ 1997; French‚ Rees‚ and Rumbles‚ 2008). First of all‚ before certain individuals get to interact with each
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ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR Assignment 1 (task 1&2) Contents: . Introduction...................................................................................................Page 3 Tack 1...........................................................................................................Page 3 1.1. Organisational culture and structure......................................................Page 3 Flat Structure..............................................
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emerged as a popular strategy in the execution of tasks. As discussed by Appelbaum‚ Abdallah and Shapiro (1999‚ p.60)‚ ‘lately self directed teams are being used as ways of achieving employee participation as well as getting closer to the customer.’ This can be seen in various companies including ‘Motorola‚ Xerox‚ Proctor & Gamble‚ AT&T‚ Federal Express‚ Levi Strauss‚ and General Electric (Tata‚ 2000‚ p.187).’ Self Directed Team Self directed team is defined as ‘a cross-functional work group that
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