World History II C-Block 4/6/14 How Did the Louisiana Purchase‚ the Corps of Discovery‚ and Lewis and Clark Impact American Culture? Lewis and Clark were two men‚ given a mission by President Thomas Jefferson in April of 1803 to chart all the lands‚ organisms‚ and cultures included within the Louisiana Purchase. The main purpose‚ however‚ was to find some sort of fabled Northwest passage that would speed up the land trade. Considered the most important expedition in American History by
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asseSSment of the organizational culture at company level‚ adapted to the romanian business environment CERCEL Mihai Ovidiu Associated Assistant professor/PhD Faculty of International Business and Economics The Bucharest University of Economic Studies‚ Bucharest‚ Romania email: mihaic9@hotmail.com Abstract: The study aims to present a hybrid‚ complex model to assess the organizational culture of a company‚ by taking into consideration the influence of societal and organizational values‚
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES AN ORGANIZATION’S CULTURE” Culture is made up of values‚ attitudes and behaviours. Organizational culture is the values and behavior of employees and is based on shared attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and customs rules. It includes an organization goals‚ expectations‚ experiences‚ perspectives and values that keep it together. Organizational culture exist at two levels: Visible artifacts and Observable behaviours. These two consist
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Changing the Organizational Culture: Reenergizing the Athletic Department Jason Abstract Efforts to change the organizational culture of companies large and small have been attempted by many professionals‚ with varying rates of success. The reason success has varied with the process is due to resistance to the change in comfort zone from those involved in the process of culture change. In this paper the process of culture change will be discussed‚ as a plan will be outlined to change the
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On Dialogue‚ Culture and Organizational Learning Article Summary This article explains the importance of dialogue‚ culture and organizational learning as solutions to the context of changes that are occurring nowadays in the organizational world. They are necessary to avoid communication failures and cultural misunderstanding. The problem is that organizations of all sizes tend to break down into subunits of various sorts because of increasing rate of change in the environment such as the growth
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Organizational culture is sometimes referred to as corporate culture‚ though this isn’t the best description since a large non-profit organization or charity could also have its own organizational culture even though they are definitely not corporations. A very basic definition of organizational culture as given by Deal and Kennedy is the way things get done around here. However this definition is too narrow and therefore there is a need for a deeper definition as follows. Organizational culture
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Assessing Organizational Culture 1 Running head: ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Assessing Organizational Culture BADM 6123‚ Master in Business Administration – Health Care Southern Nazarene University Dr. Liesa Persaud Rick Lawrence March 31‚ 2012 Assessing Organizational Culture 2
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WorldCom: Organizational Culture and Unethical Safeguards Organizational culture is one of four influences whether an ethical or unethical behavior will be made. WorldCom’s demise‚ deliberately overstating their income by $7 billion between 1999 and 2002; and their once valued stock of $180 million becoming nearly worthless‚ can attribute a significant amount of their failure on their “dis”organizational culture. Corporations worldwide who do not think this type of fraud can happen at the hands
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Organizational Impact Paper Organizational Impact Paper University of Phoenix Cathy M. Espy-Cook OI/361 Innovation‚ Design‚ and Creativity for a Competitive Advantage John Fleharty December 6‚ 2010 Organizational Impact Paper The impact that innovation has on an organization is significant. Defining what innovation‚ creativity‚ and design are to and organization and the impact it can have on an organization. When an organization looks at innovation the company should be looking for a
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Productivity Enhancement at Indus Motor Co Ltd through Focusing on 3M’s. M. Uzair Farooq (14415) Background • • • • • Indus Motor Company Ltd (IMC) Established: Dec. 89 Plant Location: Port Qasim‚ Karachi First Production: Toyota Corolla Car 1300CC XE‚ March 93. Joint Venture: Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Japan & Toyota Tsusho corporation (TTC)‚ Japan • Manufacturing of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan • Initial Installed Capacity: 10‚000 vehicles/ year‚ single shift. • Stake Holders: • House
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