Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE‚ STRUCTURE & DESIGN 1 Organizational Culture‚ Structure & Design Satish kumar Gummalla University Canada West Instructor: Liz Wiebe Business Fundamentals MBA 549‚ Section B March 17‚ 2011 Satish Kumar Gummalla (1010863) Page 1 of 9 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE‚ STRUCTURE & DESIGN Abstract Organizational structure defines the attitude‚ values and core competencies of an organization. The structure in a way forms the culture for that organization which
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Factors Affecting Organizational Design Although many things can affect the choice of an appropriate structure for an organization‚ the following five factors are the most common: size‚ life cycle‚ strategy‚ environment‚ and technology. Organizational size The larger an organization becomes‚ the more complicated its structure. When an organization is small — such as a single retail store‚ a two-person consulting firm‚ or a restaurant — its structure can be simple. In reality‚ if the organization
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Designing High-Performance Jobs Improving the performance of key people is often as simple—and as profound—as changing the resources they control and the results for which they are accountable. by Robert Simons You have a compelling product‚ an exciting vision‚ and a clear strategy for your new business. You’ve hired good people and forged relationships with critical suppliers and distributors. You’ve launched a marketing campaign targeting high-value customers. All that remains is to build
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Organizational Socialization and Job Satisfaction (intoduction) Job satisfaction Job satisfaction is the way a person feels about his or her job (Jex & Britt‚ 2008). Job satisfaction is also the attitude a person possesses towards his or her job. A person may feel like his or her job is demanding‚ interesting‚ rewarding‚ or outright stressful‚ and demeaning. A person who is happy with his or her job demonstrates a positive attitude about the job. Several factors play a key role in how a person
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between Facets of Job Satisfaction and Task and Contextual Performance EDWARDS JOB SATISFACTIONLtd Original UK ET Association PERFORMANCE XXX © International 0269-994X Applied APPS ArticlesAL. Oxford‚ Psychology Blackwell Publishing AND for Applied Psychology‚ 2008 Bryan D. Edwards* Auburn University‚ USA Suzanne T. Bell* DePaul University‚ USA Winfred Arthur‚ Jr.* and Arlette D. Decuir* Texas A&M University‚ USA This study examined the relationship between job satisfaction
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manufacturing jobs and re-design them in ways that will make them more intrinsically motivating to employees. The CEO’s goal is to improve employee job satisfaction and performance‚ and reduce absenteeism and turnover. How should Donna proceed? In answering this question‚ draw extensively on Hackman and Oldham’s Job Characteristics Model. Specifically‚ describe to Donna the core job characteristics (CJCs) the model identifies that might need attention. When these characteristics are present in a job‚ tell
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sings at his work.” – Thomas Carlyle In this essay‚ job performance has been defined and the main categories of job performance have been laid out to show the exact difference between task‚ contextual and counterproductive performance. Also‚ the association between job performance and satisfaction has been reviewed thoroughly to prove what matters most in order for an organization’s employees to perform at soaring levels. Job performance is formally defined as the value of the set of employee
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This essay will give the main points of the effect of organizational structures on performance. It will define the term “organizational structure” and present the positive and negative effects of these structures on performance. This essay will address how structures determine procedures and rules by which are regulated human behaviour‚ its role in determining relationships in hierarchies and the importance of roles and expectations in directing employee behaviour. It will also underline the distinction
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Running head: KEY CONCEPTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN Key Concepts of Organizational Design Creativity‚ Innovation‚ and Organizational Design Key Concepts of Organizational Design An important part of organizational theory is organizational design. It is important to change management within the organization and shapes the organization’s culture‚ leading toward the achievement of reaching its goals. Organizational design becomes more complex as the company experiences growth. In this
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Organizational Behavior and the Failure of Enron Germaine Washington LDR/531 February 13‚ 2012 James Kaczynski Organizational Design and the Failure of Enron This is an analysis of how the application of specific organizational-behavior theories could have predicted the failure of Enron. Although there are many types of core topics of organizational behavior‚ the focus of this study will be on how leader behavior and power‚ and motivation contributed to the bankruptcy of Enron. In addition
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