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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permanent changes that are acquired from experience or instruction. 2. What are Behavioural Learning Theories? Behavioural learning is a learning theory based on the idea that learning is acquired through conditioning. 3. What are some of the principles of Behavioral Learning? The principles of behavioural learning states that learning happens when an external/ environmental factor (stimuli) creates a behavioural response (a reaction to the stimulus). The repeated association between the stimuli
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influence the organisation members’ interaction and glue the organisation together. According to Schein’s (1992) model of culture; there are three levels of culture: artefacts‚ espoused values and basic underlying assumptions. The basic underlying assumptions are the essence of an organisational culture‚ which include taken-for-granted beliefs‚ perceptions‚ and ultimate source of values and actions. Once organisations have developed a set of assumptions‚ members within organisation follow the assumptions
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refrigerator in her house. These are the behavioural patterns of the generation pre-liberalisation. What’s particularly interesting is that behaviours shaped by a few categories -- largely technology products -- have perhaps changed consumer mindsets so dramatically across all other categories that marketers need to re-orient themselves to optimally milk opportunities in the market place. Pulling back it may be worthwhile to first identify the four macro-behavioural trends emerging in consumer markets
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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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learning and learning organisations have been the focus of a great deal of evaluation within management literature since the 1990’s (Senge‚ 1990; Michaux‚ 2002). This paper aims to define and critically evaluate the concept of a learning organisation by drawing on the writings of core authors to both support and demonstrate criticisms of the ‘learning organisation’ concept. The Learning Organisation Organisational learning is a continual process whereby an organisation adapts to its environment
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What is a Matrix Organisation? Different organisation are structured and designed differently. This is to notify the tasks and duties of the employees and the way that organisation works. An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. In other words‚ it is a collection of people working together in a division of labour to achieve a common purpose. There are various ways a company can be divided into. For example‚ a large coffee chain
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Since it can be defined in many ways we first need to understand what is meant by racism. What is Racism? In his attempt of defining racism‚ Schmid considers all three approaches‚ namely the behavioural‚ motivational and cognitive approach to racism. Behavioural approach To define racism in a behavioural approach‚ Schmid quotes Peter Singer who said that racism is ‘the failure to give equal consideration based on the fact of race alone.’ This kind of prejudice is based on a feature of human nature
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Organisational culture …………………………………………………………………. 7 1.2 Explain how an organisation structure and culture can impact on the performance of busyness ………………………………………………………………………………… 8 1.3. Discuss the factors which influence the behaviour of an individual at work ..… 10 Task 2: Understand different approaches to management and leadership ……… 12 P 2.1.: Compare the effectiveness of two different leadership styles in different organisations ……………………………………………………………………………… 12 P 2.2.: Explain how organizational
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A CRITIQUE OF THE BEHAVIOURAL THEORIES OF LEARNING One of the most debated issues in psychology pertains to the nature and meaning of learning. The systematic study of learning is relatively new as it was in the late nineteenth century that studies in this realm began in a scientific manner. Psychologists borrowed techniques from the physical sciences‚ and conducted experiments to understand how people and animals learn. Psychologists have tried in the past to define and explain how learning
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