Organization structure Organization structure is the formal pattern of interactions and co-ordination designed by management to link the tasks of individuals and groups in achieving organizational goals Organization structure consists of four elements: ❖ The assignment of task and responsibilities that define the jobs of individuals and units. ❖ The clustering of individual positions into units and of units into departments and larger units to form an organizations hierarchy. ❖
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predicting the phenomena. “Organization theory refers to the study of the phenomena of organizational functioning and performance and of the behavior of Groups and individuals working in them.” The main theories which seek to study the organization are: * Classical theory * Neo classical theory * Bureaucratic theory * Systems theory * Contingency theory These theories are based on the generally accepted principles ‚set of assumptions and value judgment. Each theory is based
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Veridian: Putting a Value on Values 1. What is Veridian’s strategy for making money for its shareholders? Veridian is a defense information technology company that has always remained consistent in its focus of values-based leadership to create a long term strategy of meeting the needs of customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ as well as shareholders. Because of the broad intention and focus of the leadership‚ the corporate culture attracts the highest-skilled employees who are able to deliver outstanding
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Organization structure is defined as the way that an organization arranges its employees and management so that efficient work can be performed and it can meet its targeted goals.2 When an organization is small‚ a sole proprietorship or partnership where face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may not be necessary. In a larger organization such as a corporation or limited liability company‚ a more defined structure must be utilized‚ as decisions have to be made about the delegation
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enforcement officers can’t be everywhere at the same time‚ so what is it that keeps our society in check the majority of the time? In Michele Foucault’s chapter “Panoptiticism” from his book Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison‚ he elaborates on Jeremy Bentham’s idea of a panopticon‚ focusing on the role of discipline as an instrument of power. What makes the panopticon successful is the idea of an ever-constant surveillance‚ which the prisoners of the panopticon are always aware of. Panopticism
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example in coal mines‚ there is often a discipline that comes not from being subject to the will of any person‚ however rational and well-intentioned‚ but from the work itself. If it is to be done successfully and with the minimum danger and discomfort to all those engaged in it‚ certain procedures must be followed and safeguards observed. Since the workers can see that the nature of the work demands this‚ there is correspondingly less need for discipline to be imposed on them by some other agency
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freedom of choice and I believe that everyone has their own unique style and ideas. So‚ my ideal organization will be a place where workers are given the chance to express their thoughts and ideas freely. In many classical organizational theories many uses the machine metaphor where members in an organization are seen as machines. Each member has a specific role that they specialize in which makes the organization highly standardized and predictable. I as a person cannot stand predictability and repetition
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goes to the organizations that most effectively discover and manage their human resources. Though organizations widely recognize the need to attract‚ manage and develop people‚ today HR professionals must strive to do much more. They must enable their organization to build global HR networks in order to expand and prosper in the international arena. They must also develop human resources that continually build competitive advantage in an ever-changing environment. And‚ they must add value to their
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organisation where people continuously learn and enhance their capabilities to create. It consists of five main disciplines: team learning‚ shared vision‚ mental models‚ personal mastery and systems thinking. These disciplines are dynamic and interact with each other. System thinking is the cornerstone of a true learning organisation and is described as the discipline used to implement the disciplines. In a learning organisation‚ health care education aims to educate its members with up to date knowledge
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Discipline and Punish Michel Foucault (trans. Robert Hurley) Part One: Torture 1. The body of the condemned This first section of Part One serves as an introduction to the entire book. Examples of eighteenth-century torture provide Foucault with many colorful episodes to relate in his account of how penality changed in modernity. Foucault relates an explicit account of Damien’s torture to introduce his subject (3-5) and compares that account of penality to Faucher’s timetable for prisoners published
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