2.9.2 Station Platforms a) Design Factors Transit platforms function as queuing areas for passengers waiting for a transit vehicle to arrive and as circulation areas for both departing and arriving passengers. The effective platform area required is based on maintaining a minimum level of service for queuing and circulation. It is important to note that transit platforms have critical passenger holding capacities‚ which if exceeded‚ could result in passengers being pushed onto tracks or roadways
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Organisational Design and Structure Organisational design and structure is help the companies to understand what they’re doing in the organisation and in conformity with an ideal to work together to complete all the missions and reach all the goals of an organization (Eric.F and Demand.M‚ n.d.). When a company just starting up or doing a business‚ they able to know the concepts of both. Its will help to figures out the company identity‚ missions‚ functions and all of the things about the organizational
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Explain how different 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
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Contingency Theory of Leadership Description of work environment I will describe my current real life work environment. I work for Farmers Insurance and stated out as the customer service rep. I am now writing & servicing insurance policies. In the table below‚ categorize different leadership approaches that could be used in the work environment you have described. Provide different suggestions for each of the four approaches to leadership. Directive approach Supportive approach An
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Introduction Few issues influence organisational outcomes more than culture. Shaping members behaviour‚ beliefs and values‚ the internal culture of an organisation is a powerful tool‚ one effective leaders capitalise on to achieve competitive advantage. This essay argues that leadership is a crucial element of strong internal culture‚ in turn supporting an inclusive and multicultural organisation. To discuss this proposition‚ the approach taken is both theoretical and observational‚ comprising three
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experiment‚ the gram negative bacterium Escherichia coli is being subjected to various environmental factors that affect the rate of growth. These factors scrutinized were the different types of nutrients‚ the intensity of aeration‚ or the temperature at which it was stored. The purpose of this lab is to determine which factor affects the Escherichia coli the greatest. It is known that these abiotic factors affect the rate of growth the greatest if they remain at the correct conditions for living
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Bachelor of Business (Incorporating Graduate Diploma in Business and Graduate Certificate in Business) Organisational Behaviour 466641 Summer School 2013-14 TABLE OF CONTENTS Item Description Page 1 Welcome to Organisational Behaviour 3 2 Teaching Team and Contact Details 3 3 Paper Information 3.1 Prerequisite requirements 3.2 Paper Aim 3.3 Learning Outcomes 3.4 Content 3 4 AUTonline Programme Organisation 4 5 Textbook 5 6 Daily
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Organisational Analysis With growing competition‚ especially from the impact of globalization (Hamilton et. al‚ 2009)‚ it is crucial for an organisation to develop strategies which maintain their survival‚ growth and success (Mullins‚ 2010) “The environment is the external context in which organisations find themselves undertaking their activities” (Capon‚ 2009‚ p5). Assessing the external environment is thus a crucial part of any business strategy. Organisations can either react as of when change
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THREE: REFREEZING 11 3.4 REDUCING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 11 3.4.1 Ways to reduce employee resistance to change 12 3.4.2 Reasons for resistance to change : Individual level 13 3.4.3 Reasons for resistance to change: Organisational level 14 3.4.4 How can Nissan S.A. manage resistance to change 16 4 CONCLUSION 18 5 REFERENCES 19 6 SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS 21 1 INTRODUCTION 1 THE NEED FOR ORGANISATIONS TO CHANGE Organisations
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increased and sustainable business results‚ organizations need to execute strategy and engage employees. However‚ our research indicates that most organizations are struggling to get it right. FREDERICK TAYLOR: EFFECTIVENESS WAS DETERMINED BY FACTORS SUCH AS PRODUCTION MAXIMIZATION‚ COST MINIMALIZATION‚ TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE‚ Etc HENRI FAYOL: EFFECTIVENESS IS A FUNCTION OF CLEAR AUTHORITY AND DISCIPLINE WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION ELTON MAYO: EFFECTIVENESS IS A FUNCTION OF PRODUCTIVITY RESULTING
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