TEACHING NOTES Barclaycard Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo and Nurdilek Hacialioglu with contributions by Jarunee Wonglimpiyarat and Douglas Wood 1. INTRODUCTION The case study is concerned with how a long-standing market leader tries to maintain market share and develop its business in an industry undergoing significant change. Students are challenged to formulate‚ evaluate and compare a range of strategic options and to choose the best way forward for Barclaycard 2. POSITION OF THE CASE The
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commitment and job satisfaction are associated variables that affect organisational outcomes (Testa 2001). Organisational commitment can be define as ‘ a state in which an employee identifies with a particular organisation and its goal‚ and wishes to maintain membership in the organisation’ (Blau & Boal‚ p. 290). While‚ job satisfaction is referring to an individual’s general attitude towards their job and employee performance (McIntyre et al 2002). Research indicated there are three aspects were
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Flexibility in organization Flexibility is becoming a common world in the present world of work. Organisations find it essential to be flexible and to make its employees have the same mind set because they believe it can create organisational prosperity in terms of profit and competitive advantage. Functional flexibility is the requirement or expectation that workers will perform tasks beyond those strictly specified as their main role of function. This might entail ‘cross-working’ (performing
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To achieve a pass grade you must show you can: P1. Describe the main job roles and functions in an organisation. [IE] P2. Identify different organisational structures used within business organisations. [IE] P3. Produce a basic job description and person specification for a job. P4. Complete an application and interview for a specific job. [RL] P5. Match current knowledge and skills to possible job opportunities using appropriate sources of information and advice. [RL] P6. Produce a personal
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powerful. It influences how well the organisation is able to meet its strategic goals; it can also influence how quickly an organisation can respond to changes. Usually‚ structure is the product of decision-makers‚ management decision-makers determine the level of the workforce‚ deciding what process they need to adopt and changes they need to make within the organisation. (Unit Guide‚ Organisational Behaviour and Theory‚ page 28 – 29) Changes can influence on organisation behaviour dramatically‚ structure
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as a ‘Regional Trading Block’. The World Trade Organisation has deemed these trading blocks as acceptable. The EU is a member of the WTO‚ but to what extent does the EU threaten the main aim of the WTO‚ which is to create a multilateral trading system. The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast the aims of these two international organizations‚ in order to see if these organisations are a hindrance or a help to each other. Each organisation will be discussed in turn looking at their aims and
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Organisations and Behaviour Awarded By Edexcel Name: Zsolt Vida Student ID: 101345 Tutor: Sean Barrett Task: 2 Contents 3.a AN ORGANISATION IN PERIOD OF CHANGE. 3 3.b THEORIES OF MOTIVATION 4 MASLOW’S THEORY: 4 APPLICATION TO THE WORK SITUATION. 5 ALDERFER’S MODIFIED NEED HIERARCHY MODEL. 5 APPLICATION TO THE WORK SITUATION. 5 3.c IMPLICATIONS THESE THEORIES OF MOTIVATION HAVE FOR MANAGERS. 6 4.a IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE OF GROUP VALUES AND NORMS WITHIN AN
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the type of organization most closely associated with the term ’international organization’‚ these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). Notable examples include the United Nations (UN)‚ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)‚ Council of Europe (CoE)‚ European Union (EU; which is a prime example of a supranational organization)‚ and World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Young 20 April 2013 Culture In viewing African American Culture ethics should be valued and what this culture stands for. African Americans have fought hard to be who they are. This culture is very important but is it important to other cultures? Why are African Americans downgraded as culture? Pathos is the best rhetorical approach in discussing topics African American Culture because through emotion is the best way to understand this culture. The rhetorical approach when dealing with the
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