There is no single definition for organizational culture. The topic has been studied from a variety of perspectives ranging from disciplines such as anthropology and sociology‚ to the applied disciplines of organizational behaviour‚ management science‚ and organizational communication. Some of the definitions are listed below: A set of common understandings around which action is organized; finding expression in language whose nuances are peculiar to the group (Becker and Geer 1960). A set of understandings
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Organizational Culture Kelli Beuzard MGMT 312 H1FF-F12 Professor Jason Norton November 27‚ 2012 American Electric Power (AEP)‚ founded in 1906 as the American Gas & Electric Company (Business Insights: Essentials‚ 2012). The organization was created when the structure of the electric utility industry in the United States was changing from small‚ individually owned generator plants to consolidated single systems that served a large area (Business Insights: Essentials‚ 2012). Today AEP
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Relationship between Organizational Culture and Performance Management Practices: A Case of University in Pakistan Ul Mujeeb Ehtesham‚ Tahir Masood Muhammad‚ Shakil Ahmad Muhammad Abstract The aim of this study is to expand the base of knowledge and empirically test the relationship between the components of organizational culture and performance management practices. The study adopted the exploratory research approach to explore the impact. In this study‚ primary data was collected through
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Article Identification/ Critique: Organizational Culture in China --An Analysis ofCulture Dimensions and Culture Types This article studies about organizational culture in China through the analysis of culture dimensions and culture types. It divides firms in China into three distinctive types- state-owned companies‚ private domestic companies and foreign-invested companies. It uses three studies to answer the questions whether organizational culture varies among three types of firms and whether
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PRO 543 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1 PREPARED BY: NAJIHAH BINTI AMIRUDIN 2011132763 MC22S4B PREPARED FOR: MR. ABUZAR BIN ABDUL HALIM SUBMISSION DATE: 6TH JUNE 2013 Baskin Robbins Introduction Baskin-Robbins is an American global ice cream parlor based in Canton‚ Massachusetts. It was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale‚ California. The company is known for its "31 flavors" slogan‚ more than the 28 flavors then famously offered at Howard Johnson ’s restaurants‚ with the idea
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3 Organizational Culture and Performance The concept of organizational culture has drawn attention to the long-neglected‚ subjective or ‘soft’ side of organizational life. However‚ many aspects of organizational culture have not received much attention. Instead‚ emphasis has been placed primarily on the cultural and symbolic aspects that are relevant in an instrumental/pragmatic context. The technical cognitive interest prevails. Culture then is treated as an object of management action. In this
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In 1983‚ Costco Wholesale Corporation‚ the fourth-largest retailer in the United States‚ was founded by former Price Club executive‚ Jim Sinegal‚ and lawyer Jeffrey Brotman. Costco focuses on selling products at low prices in bulk packaging and focuses mostly to large families and small businesses. They sell products like flat-screen TVs‚ gallon jugs of mayonnaise‚ and coffins. Costco operates 556 stores worldwide: 405 in the United States‚ 77 in Canada‚ 31 in Mexico‚ 21 in the United Kingdom‚
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The Effectiveness of Organizational Culture Abstract Discuss the effectiveness of organizational behavior in organization. Data was collected from secondary data management book‚ magazines and management journal research by researchers regarding organization behavior. 1.0 Introduction Organizational culture is complex and complicated it has a significant influence on the performance of an organization. Organization culture also has significantly affected the process and operation of
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Management December‚ 2008 Organizational Culture and Its Themes Shili Sun School of Foreign Languages‚ Ludong University No.186 Hongqi Middle Road‚ Zhifu District‚ Yantai 264025‚ Shandong Province‚ China Tel: 86-535-668-1098 Abstract E-mail: shilisun@hotmail.com As one of the key ‘stable factors’‚ culture within an organization is playing a critical role in the organization’s everyday operations. Although the culture literature has at times focused on the culture of an organization as shared
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sustain strong organizational cultures if their organizations are going to compete and survive in the 21st century. Organizational ‘culture’ and ‘leadership’ are the two interrelated terms without which an organization cannot sustain for a long term. Although these two terms are very different from each other in their definition or meaning yet they are very much interconnected. An organization without a leader is just like a ship without a captain and without a strong culture‚ the organization
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