Organizational Adaptation: Choice vs. Determinism By L.G. Hrebiniak & W.F. Joyce; summarized by Tristan Latour Introduction There were two views concerning organizational adaptation: * It’s a process reflecting choice and selection * It’s a necessary reaction to peremptory environmental forces/conditions (Note: in this paper‚ adaptation is interpreted as simply “change”‚ including both proactive & reactive behavior) This paper: 1) Choice and determinism are not two opposite ends
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Empowerment in an organization Empowerments is the process of enabling or authorizing an individual to think‚ behave‚ take action‚ and control work and decision making in autonomous ways. It is the state of feeling self-empowered to take control of one’s own destiny. In an organization‚ empowerment is the redistribution of power and decision making responsibilities‚ usually to employees‚ where such authority was previously a management prerogative. Empowerment is based on the recognition that employee
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structures. It is not a discipline that has more practical relevance in one sector than in another: the methods and approaches of the discipline are being applied in business and government alike. Because of increasingly dynamic environments‚ organizations are continually confronted with the need to implement changes in strategy‚ structure‚ process‚ and culture. Many factors contribute to the effectiveness with which such organizational changes are implemented. Whether the change processes are essentially
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Customer Service Unit one: Understanding the organisation Public Sector organisation - Public sector organisations deliver services to the public‚ examples include the NHS‚ local authorities‚ local council-run libaries‚ schools controlled by local authorities‚ and care homes. Commercial Sector organisation - A commercial organisation usually operates for the purpose of creating a profit from the sale of products and/or service. Third Sector organisation - Third sector organisations
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UNIT 3 RESISTANCE TO CHANGE An important element of any change initiative which is resistance to change LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define resistance to change. 2. Explain the life cycle of resistance to change. 3. Discuss the causes of resistance. 4. Describe the strategies to manage resistance. * WHAT IS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE? Change creates anxiety‚ uncertainty and stress‚ even for those managing change Seldom are there any guarantees that the new approach will work - will deliver the
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channels. Formal Communication in the Workplace Formal communication is organized and managed information that is shared with relevant individuals in order to secure coordinated action throughout the organization. Formal communication channels are based on an individual’s role in the organization and distributed in an organized way according to the established chain in organizational charts. Typically‚ formal communication flows “downward” from executives to directors to managers to staff regarding
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Formal organization It is a fixed set of rules of infra-organization procedures and structures. As such‚ it is usually set out in writing‚ with a language of rules that ostensibly leave little discretion for interpretation. In some societies and in some organization‚ such rules may be strictly followed; in others‚ they may be little more than an empty formalism. * To facilitate the accomplishment of the goals of the organization: In a formal organization the work is delegated to each individual
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Organization Technology and Organization Structure Lawrence B. Mohr This research paper examines the technology-structure dependence. Both subjective and objective data were used to explore the degree of relationship between the organizational technology and organizational structure. The analysis of various therories and the data given concludes that technology may be related to structure but not substantially. It is also unwise a priori to expect spans of control
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ancokmm@yahoo.com ancokpsi@ugm.ac.id Creating the Resilient Organization: Lesson 1 To survive and prosper in a turbulent environment requires operating as self-organizing and self-renewing system. Unleashing the forces of self-organization and self-renewal requires operating according to a different set of management “conditions.” this new “rapid response” entity is referred to as Resilient organization. Creating the Resilient Organization: Lesson 2 Speed‚ responsiveness‚ and resiliency are
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Essential Attributes A learning organization is the term given to a company that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself. Learning organizations develop as a result of the pressures facing modern organizations and enable them to remain competitive in the business environment. Such an organization acquires knowledge and innovates fast enough to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Learning organizations: • Create a culture that encourages
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