C04_ICSA_STUDY_TEXT_STRAT_OPS_MAN.QXD:ICSA chapter 18/6/09 10:49 Page 111 4 The organisation – structure and culture contents 1 2 3 4 What determines organisational form? Organisational structure What is organisational culture? 5 6 Creating and sustaining culture Organisational culture and national culture The importance of culture learning outcomes As organisations seek to compete in ever-changing environments‚ they need to adapt and develop to take advantage
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INTRODUCTION The Organization Study undertaken as a part of the curriculum has completed at Handicraft Development Corporation in Trivandrum. This study provides the opportunity to expose the student to an organization and its operational conditions. This study also aims at having a better understanding of various departments and its function. Organization study helps to know overall functions of a concern. This is a detailed study of the organization‚ product profile‚ service profile‚ organizational
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The behavioural model suggest that all behaviours – including abnormality – is learnt. It suggests that we have very few innate characteristics that we are born with. According to the behavioural model there are three ways in which we learn‚ these include classical + operant conditioning and social learning theory. Classical conditioning is learning by associated‚ this is when we create a new stimulus response link by associating one stimulus to a response. For example little albert was conditioned
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Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to psychopathology. (12 marks) Behaviourists believe that all of a person’s complex behaviours are the result of learning through interaction with the environment. Behaviourists deal with the following forms of learning: classical conditioning and operant conditioning. In classical conditioning people learn to associate two stimuli when they occur together‚ such that the response originally elicited by one stimulus is transferred to another. The person
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Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to abnormality This approach focuses on the behaviour of the person to explain psychological abnormalities. It believes that the behaviour is learnt‚ and therefore can be unlearnt. It focuses on 3 different things: classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning and social learning theory. Classical conditioning was developed by Pavlov through his work on animals. He explained the development of abnormal behaviours through stimulus-response associations
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Change is essential to organizations especially in times when the environment around the organization is volatile or when in a new environment. Change usually affects three characteristics of an organization. These being individuals working in the organization‚ culture and processes. An organization can use strategic change approach to implement change in the organization or use tactical change approach. Tactical change approach is often used when the change envisioned is only short term.in this
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Culture within an organisation holds the key towards its success. The culture within an organisation determines its working and gives a view point towards its future prospects whether the company is heading towards its goal or not. Organisational culture can be diagnosed effectively and understanding the schema of culture types in the organisation would explain many otherwise unexplained organisational members behavioural patterns. In simple words culture within an organisation can be defined as
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B.F. SKINNER Operant condition is the condition of responses Parents have long known that children respond to a system of rewards and punishments. While to say that this is a simplification of the theories of famed American behaviourist B.F. Skinner would be an understatement‚ it is accurately descriptive of the most basic aspect of his beliefs. Operant behaviour and operant conditioning‚ Skinner’s most widely acclaimed work‚ is based on a system of both positive and negative reinforcement
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits According to the American Psychological Association‚ “Obesity is a condition marked by excess accumulation of body fat. Genetic factors play a key role in obesity‚ but so do behavioral factors — especially eating too much and exercising too little.” Behavioral and social/cognitive theories approach the habit from two different perspectives and both theories can explain reasoning behind the habit. However creating a plan that will apply
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Culture and Organisations Pixar case study HRO372 1. Background Pixar Animation Studios was founded in 1979‚ initially specializing in producing state of the art computer hardware (Carlson‚ 2003). In 1990‚ due to poor product sales the company diversified from its core business and began producing computer animated commercials for outside companies. Success came for Pixar after the production of its first computer animated film ‘Toy story’ in 1995 (Hutton and Baute‚ 2007). Since
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