Assignment 1 – Part B – Organisational Theory Organisational design can be defined as achieving the organisation’s goals through changing and constructing the structure of that organisation (Robbins & Barnwell 2002). Organisational environment can be defined as the conditions that could potentially impact the organisation (Robbins & Barnwell 2002).The purpose of this essay is to explore and critically analyse British Petroleum (BP) from the modernist and symbolic interpretive perspectives. This
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“Power‚ conflict and resistance key determinants of organisational life.” -Modern‚ symbolic-interpretive‚ post-modern and critical theory perspectives have different ways of understanding power‚ control and resistance in organisations. Choose two of the four theoretical perspectives and discuss how each perspective’s understanding of power‚ control and resistance in organisations contributes to different ideas about the nature of organisations. Introduction: The purpose of this essay is to
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ways to analyse and understand organisations and organisation behaviour. Theory affects the ways organisations organise their concepts and understanding and provide multiple ways of seeing the world which is the reason why different organisation behave differently. Different perspectives result in conflict and disagreement between people over what is the true truth. The purpose of this essay is understand the two different theories in organisation which in turn causes different behaviour in terms of
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different organizational theory perspectives assist us in acquiring different understanding of Apple‚ its organizational network and influence? In this essay you must use at least two perspectives to analyze Apple. Introduction In this revolutionised world‚ changes occur rapidly‚ be it in an organized or disorganized way (Henry Veltmeyer 2008). Organisations are dealing with more complex systems and concepts. The study of organisational theories gradually gains importance because it involves the
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Organisational theory refers to the study of organisations and this includes the study on the way these organisations function‚ the roles they adopt and how the correlation and interaction between people and their work are put together so as to define their relations with the organisation. Thus‚ organisational theory allows organisations to increase their efficiency in the workforce through the reduction of unnecessary organisational problems. The two theoretical perspectives that have been chosen
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will be taken to provide different insights on how technology is been viewed and understand. Since critical theory perspective is focused on challenging the modern theory perspective‚ we will be able to have a greater depth of understanding on technology environmental relationships. The modernist theory emphasize on the need for power and control for profit maximization. The critical theory on the other hand‚ provide a social perspective on how technology has an impact to the workers and the working
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR The impact of globalization and new technologies on business environment has made it vital for organisations to constantly reassess their structure. French et al (2008)‚ stresses that an organisation should be able to design its tasks and delegate some duties so that it can achieve its mission and vision. It is necessary to explore the importance of organisational design and how it can help in understanding the behaviour
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Globalisation c. Bureaucracy d. Strategic Constituencies e. Organisational Structures f. New Public Management Part B ( Choose 2 out of 4 Qns) – 30 marks each Q1) ‘The modern perspective provides explanations that afford the analytical frameworks‚ predictive models‚ and principles for organising that managers use to diagnose problems and design organisations. Those who adopt the symbolic perspective prefer to study how we construct organisational realities via processes of interpretation‚ the applications
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MODERNISM CRITICAL THEORY SOCIAL-INTERPRETVISM POST-MODERNISM CULTURE:- comprises the deep‚ basic assumptions and beliefs as well as shared values that define organizational memberships as well as members habitual ways of making decisions‚ and presenting themselves and their organization to those who come into contact with it. Corporate culture- dominant culture put forward by top management. Way for org to shape their organizational identities. Subcultures within organizations can contribute
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Essay Title: “The Importance and Elements of Organisational Structure” By Peter Kambona: pkambona@gmail.com Date: 18 February 2013 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Importance of good organisation structure 3 2.1 Accountability 3 2.2 Revenue Growth 4 2.3 Product Development 4 3.0 Main Elements of Organisation Structure 4 3.1 Designing jobs 4 3.2 Creating a Hierarchy 5 3.3 Span of Control 5 3.4 Forming departments and work units 6 3.5 Coordinating
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