COMMUNICATION IN AN ORGANIZATION INTRODUCTION Humans communicate all the time‚ and most of the time we do it as a matter of course‚ without thinking about it. We can define it in the following way:- “Communication is one of the basic functions of management in any organization and its importance can hardly be overemphasized. It is a process of transmitting information‚ ideas‚ thoughts‚ opinions and plans between various parts of an organization.” Communication is the process of conveying
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GENESIS OF THE CONCEPT OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR.. ANSWER== 1.1 INTRODUCTION In a simple term organisational behaviour refers to the behaviour of persons in an organisation. Everybody wants to understand others behaviour. Understanding others behaviour help the persons to influence them. As you must be aware that human behaviour is guided by the internal and external forces. The analysis of these forces provides an insight for understanding the behaviour. Moreover‚ managers have been grappling
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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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PEOPLE IN ORGANISATIONS Level 7 I. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 1.1. The meaning of organizational behaviour We live in an organizational world. Organizations of one form or another are a necessary part of our society and serve many important needs. The decisions and actions of management in organizations have an increasing impact on individuals‚ other organizations and the community. It is important‚ therefore‚ to understand how organizations function and the influences which they
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types of organisational structure may affect organisational behaviour. Support your analysis by referring to the literature and by comparing and contrasting two different organisations. Just as the environment impacts each individuals behaviour it is typical of an organisation’s structure to impact its employee’s behaviour. There have been many different studies which illustrate the impact of the organisation’s structure on human behaviour‚ such as the studies of Henry Ford‚ Taylors taylorism theory
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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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MOTIVATION IN WORKPLACE Faith-based International Charity Background This faith-based humanitarian organisation based on the philosophy of Islam and Quran that if you save the life of one person; you saved mankind. Therefore‚ it promotes humanity in its operational areas. However‚ due to its identity of being an Islamic organisation‚ the funds are mainly generated through Muslim philanthropists and other means such as Zakat. In essence‚ Islamic identity has been the motivating factor
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Organisational Behaviour | Investigating People and Leadership Within the Workplace 22/11/11 | The term organisational behaviour (OB) is linguistic shorthand for the activities and interactions of people in organisations. Jack Wood (1995) notes that Fritz Roethlisberger first used the term ‘organisational behaviour’ in the late 1950s‚ because it suggested a broader range than human relations. “Organisational behaviour is the study of the structure‚ functioning and performance of organisations‚ and
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1 “Political Activity is alive and well in organisations. Critically discuss this statement. What factors result in Organisational Politics and what is the role of such behaviour on other people at work?” Political Activity is alive and well in organisations – one of the biggest killers of productivity is not a lack of innovation‚ productive systems or visionary thinking‚ its politics (Fraser‚ 2013‚ p. 1). It is a major issue in organisations as the individual who controls their working relationship
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Culture encompasses the values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and behaviour of an organisation. Culture is how things get done in organisations. It is an intangible asset and a specific collection of values and norms that are shared by people and groups in an organization and that control the way they interact with each other and with stakeholders outside the organization. Here‚ organizational values are beliefs and ideas‚ about‚ what kinds of goals members of an organization should pursue and the appropriate
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