Executive Summary The history of organization development is rich with the contributions of behavioral scientists and practitioners‚ many of whom are well known‚ as well as the contributions of many people in client organizations. Even if we were aware of all the significant contributors‚ which we are not‚ we could not do justice to the richness of this history in a short essay. Systematic organization development activities have a recent history and‚ to use the analogy of a mangrove tree‚ have
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Development is an effort planned‚ organization-wide‚ and managed from the top‚ to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization ’s ’processes‚ ’ using behavioral-science knowledge.” -- Beckhard‚ “Organization development: Strategies and Models” This definition implies the focus on improving organizational quality and performance through problem solving and modifying those behaviours which caused the problem. It is a ‘doctor-patient’
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function in most organizations depending on their market orientation ’ (Kolter et al 2006‚ p. 15). In addition‚ to being a function‚ marketing is also a philosophy of values and practices that determine an organization ’s approach to business (Bernard 1987‚ p. 78; Kolter et al 2006‚ pp. 15-19). The growing importance of delivering value and satisfaction to the customer is the central theme in marketing management in many organizations (Webster 1992‚ p. 14). As Drucker (cited in Kolter et al 2001
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Running head: CHANGE MANAGEMENT Process of Change Management Process of Change Management Organizations large and small undergo change almost on a constant basis. It has been said that the only constant is change. Organizations must change in order to survive in today’s global marketplace. Organizations from the smallest of mom and pop businesses to the largest multinational corporations must utilize change management principles. Change management theories are part of the process of
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And so in 1987 Chris Morrison‚ Roger Harris and Deborah Cairns created the first Phoenix product. The company started with a drink called "Ginger Fizz"‚ a naturally fermented product that was often determined to get out of the bottle before the top was cracked. It had a tendency to explode. They soon realized that they needed to expand and that’s when they started to use a technological advance of pasteurization and it changed the company dramatically. “It expanded our range” Harris said. Recycling
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Commercial Bank Recent changes have reformed the banking sector worldwide. The economic‚ political and social transformations have obliged several banks all over the world to emphasize on retail banking. Commercial Bank answers to those challenges by implementing a change program called PEGASUS. Pegasus has under its umbrella five main programs: 1) CRM implementation‚ 2) Business Process Reengineering‚ 3) Development of alternative distribution channels such as e-banking‚ 4) New roles‚ new work
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the physical returned‚ for Rowena’s body was transformed into the beautiful Ligeia’s‚ with hair "blacker than the raven wings of midnight" and "the black and the wild eyes." Ligeia triumphed over her rival in a struggle of immortal versus immortal (Harris 514). Ligeia returned to the narrator because the bond of love was too powerful to ever be broken. Ligeia is indeed a classic‚ gothic tale‚ but it is also a love story. Author D.H. Lawrence said‚ "It is a tale of love pushed over a verge. And
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The Sadducees The Sadducees The Sadducees were a sect of the Jewish religion. Their numbers where small but they were made up of a very influential group of wealthy Jews. They were a very influential group with Roman leaders. Yet they were a minority in the Jewish faith. The Sadducees’ seem to have originated in a reaction against the Pharisees (Cohen‚ 146). They had no use for anyone who tried to add to the Jewish law‚ known as the Torah or Pentateuch‚ or to take away from the law (Draine
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References: Beckhard‚ R.‚ Goldsmith‚ M.‚ Hesselbein‚ F. Leader Of The Future. 1996‚ Jossey-Bass. Garvey‚ 2007. The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey. By Marcus Garvey‚ Amy Garvey. 1967‚ Routledge (UK). Kouzes‚ J.M.‚ Posner‚ B.Z. Credibility How Leaders Gain and
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25(2)‚ pp. 383-417. Firth‚ M. (1980). Takeovers‚ shareholders returns and the theory of the firm. Quarterly Journal of Economics‚ 94(2)‚ pp.235-260. Franks‚ J. and Harris‚ R.S. (1989). Shareholder wealth effects of corporate takeovers: the U.K. experience 1955–1985. Journal of Financial Economics‚ 23(2)‚ pp. 225–249. Gist‚ M.E (1987). Self-Efficany: Implications for organizational behavior and human resource management. Academy of management review‚ 12(3)‚ pp. 472-485. Goergen‚M. and Reneboog‚ L
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