22 The Icfai Journal of Business Strategy‚ Vol. IV‚ No. 4‚ 2007 © 2007 The Icfai University Press. All Rights Reserved. Organization Structure and Inter-Organizational Dependency: The Environmental Imperative Contingency theory and Systems theory are the two dominant theories that bring out the link between organization structure and the environment. Systems theory has evolved over time and undergone several transitions. This study tries to provide a more meaningful understanding about
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Studies in Organizational Culture- Groupon Inc. “Groupon! Get your Groupon! Hot off the presses!” It wasn’t too long ago Groupon Inc. was the darling of Wall Street. Institutional and individual investors alike were anxiously anticipating an opportunity to buy shares of the company dubbed by Fast Company as “the most exciting thing to happen to retail since eBay.” That excitement was mirrored on November 4‚ 2011‚ Groupon’s first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange‚ as the price sky-rocketed
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companies they are familiar with. If your branding is consistent and easy to recognise‚ it can help people feel more at ease purchasing your products or services. A brand needs to be memorable and recognisable‚ if a customer uses your services and can’t remember your brand then they cannot refer you to family and friends‚ therefore‚ your company will miss out on trade and profits. 2.2 Explain how branding can influence customers’ perception of an organisation and its products and/or services Branding
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crucial for organizational development and success. It is fruitful to both employers and employees of an organization. An employee will become more efficient and productive if he is trained well. An efficient training program is important for many reasons. Such as optimum utilization and development of human resources‚ development of skills and productivity of employees. Each year globally many millions of dollars are spent on training. It would seem reasonable to establish just how effective this
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and Managing IT 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Chapter 17 IT Strategy and Planning Information Technology Economics Acquiring IT Applications and Infrastructure Security Impacts of IT on Individuals‚ Organizations‚ and Society Impacts of IT on Individuals‚ Organizations‚ and Society Movie Piracy Learning Objectives 17.1 Perspectives on IT Impacts 17.2 IT Is Eliminating the Barriers of Time‚ After studying this chapter‚ you will be able to: Space‚ and Distance Understand the changes that take place in
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An organization creates value by converting inputs into outputs. It takes several resources such as raw materials‚ machinery‚ information‚ knowledge‚ human resources‚ money and capital as inputs and applies appropriate production and transformation processes at the conversion stage to produce finished goods and services. Consumers purchase these goods and services to satisfy their needs. The environment‚ in which an organization operates‚ affects stages in the value-creation process
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Culture [Culture] generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical orientations for understanding‚ or criteria for valuing‚ human activity. (Wikipedia. 2005) People from different countries have different cultures. People from the same country also have different families and backgrounds. Therefore their behaviours‚ attitudes or values‚ are not
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A m e r i c a n M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n HOW TO BUILD A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION A Global Study of Current Trends and Future Possibilities 2007-2017 Canada USA - Latin America - Asia - Pacific Europe - Middle East - Africa A m e r i c a n M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n HOW TO BUILD A HOW TO BUILD HIGH-PERFORMANCE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION A Global Study of Current Trends and Future Possibilities 2007-2017 Copyright 2007
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The Impact of Personal Commitment to Service Excellence on Leader Effectiveness Lauren DiStefano Taylor University of Texas at Arlington The Impact of Personal Commitment to Service Excellence on Leader Effectiveness In today’s highly competitive marketplace many firms broadcast their service excellence as a way to separate themselves from the competition. In service oriented industries‚ service excellence can be noted as being the number one most important factor to achieve success.
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Fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue in order to influence the economy and fund public goods and services. Fiscal policy is the main instrument government uses in order to try and create economic growth. However its actual effectiveness at meeting this objective is arguably not that good for a number of reasons which will be discussed in this essay. The main part of fiscal policy in order to increase growth is expansionary fiscal policy. This is where the government is spending
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