Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior Annu. Rev. Psychol. 2007.58:479-514. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by University Of Maryland on 12/11/06. For personal use only. Michele J. Gelfand‚1 Miriam Erez‚2 and Zeynep Aycan3 1 Department of Psychology‚ University of Maryland‚ College Park‚ Maryland 20742; email: mgelfand@psyc.umd.edu Technion‚ Israel Institute of Technology‚ Technion City‚ Haifa‚ Israel 32000; email: merez@ie.technion.ac.il Department of Psychology‚ Koc University
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INTRO: IKEA is known for its strong organizational values‚ which are based on Swedish norms and in particular the opinions and values of the founder himself. It is not unusual to see IKEA employees following the norms and values even outside the working hours‚ but how important is OB really for IKEA? IKEA’S BRIEF HISTORY 1940-1950 A Swedish 17-year-old man named Ingvar Kampard founded Ikea in 1943. It all began with the Ikea catalogue that was sent from house to house‚ which is still known
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Organizational Behavior: a discipline for discovery Ask a manager of 35‚ 25 or even 15 years ago what their Organization ’s Behavioral patterns were or how their employees felt about certain issues and you would probably be met with blank stares. Organizational Behavior (OB) was not a part of the business world in those days. The idea that a manager need only deal with the technical skills of it ’s employees while disregarding their own listening skills‚ communication skills and interaction skills
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BUS 304‚ DATA ANALYSIS College of Business Administration Spring 2015 TTh: 10:00-11:50‚ MH 307 Instructor: Prof. Sheldon Lou‚ MH 443 Office Phone: 750-4272 Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30-10:00 or by appointment e-mail: lou@csusm.edu ________________________________________________________________________ 1. Course Objectives The objective of the course is to assist future managers in planning‚ executing and evaluating their business. Upon course completion‚ the student will
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Chapter 3 Individual Differences Skills Abilities Personalities Ethics Interactional Psychology Behavior is a function of the person and the environment B=f(P‚E) B= Behavior P=Person E= Environment Propositions of interactional Psychology Behavior is a function of a continuous‚ multidirectional interaction between the person and the situation The person is active in this process‚ and both changes and is changed by situations People vary in many characteristics‚ including cognitive
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Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) BUS 640 Managerial Economics Ashford University January 2014 Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) Introduction Apple Inc. commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company’s products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party
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Implementing ethical management practises Bus ethics: “study of moral/ethical choices” Conflicts of interests Concerns over following orders Meeting aggro business objectives Helping the org survive Research in Organisational behaviour Scientific method: IV and DV+ Control Best Practice “Method of managing proven to be effective” Linked to vision‚ values‚ management practices‚ HRM practices and corp governance Job Analysis What is job analysis? “Defines and
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Project Management - BUS 519 Assignment #3 “Politics‚ Institutions‚ and Project Finance: The Dabhol Power Project” Abstract Dabhol Power Project is a massive combined-cycle power plant on the western coast of India ’s Maharashtra state in which Enron had majority shares. The Dabhol power plant was initiated in 1992 and took nine years to commence operation. The project was planned to construct 2‚184 megawatts‚ which Enron believed it was the largest gas-fired power plant in the world. Politics
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BUS 475 Final Exam Copy this link to your browser and download: http://www.finalexamguide.com/BUS-475-Final-Exam-3-227.htm 1) As Plant Controller‚ you are trying to determine which costs over which you have the most control on a day to day basis. Your goal is to achieve better profitability. The Plant Operations Manager suggests that overhead is the easiest area to directly reduce costs. Which of the following items would be classified as manufacturing overhead? 2) Managerial accounting __________
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CHAPTER 2: Challenges for Managers • What are the four challenges in globalization? 1. Globalizing the firm’s operation to compete the global village 2. Leading a diverse workforce 3. Encouraging positive ethics‚ character‚ and personal integrity 4. Advancing and implementing technological innovation in the workplace • What are the changes in the global marketplace? 1. Social changes 2. Political changes Social and political upheavals have led organizations to
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