Student Name: Adeniyi Adebowale Module: Principles of Organising and Managing Student Number: 500188225 Due Date: 15th of March‚ 2010 Title: Explain how technology and environment might influence the structure of an organisation; support your answer with examples. Paragraphs: 25 Charles Perrow (1974) suggests that there are four types of technology that determines an organisation ’s most effective structure and success in the market. The following are the types of technology:
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Portfolio 1 Maslow’s theory “aims to resolve the confusion between drives and motives” (Huczynski and Buchanan‚ 2007 p.242). Maslow’s view was that “individuals had to satisfy lower level needs before seeking to satisfy higher level needs” (Cole‚ 1995 p.71). Maslow’s (1943) hierarchy was identified as eight steps but was broken down to five‚ with highest needs at the top and lowest needs at the bottom (Mullins‚ 2010). Each stage has a set of needs that motivates employees. Managers should understand
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Bibliography: Buchanan‚ D. and Huczynski‚ A. (2007) Organisational Behaviour: An Introductory Text‚ Prentice Hall‚ 6th edition‚ Chapter 18. Thompson‚ P. and McHugh‚ D. (2009) Work Organisations (4th edition)‚ London‚ Palgrave‚ Chapter 20. Buchanan‚ D.‚ T. Claydon‚ and M. Doyle (1999) ‘Organisation development and change: the legacy of the Nineties’‚ Human Resource Management Journal
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predict that you will work hard. If you still want more money‚ and all you think working hard will get you is smiles from the boss we can predict that you will choose not to work hard‚ unless you put a high value on smiles from the boss’ (D. Buchanan & A. Huczynski.‚ 2004). Victor Harold Vroom formed the expectancy theory using three concepts; Expectancy‚ Instrumentality and valence. From this he came up with this equation. F (force motivation) =å(V (Valence) x I (instrumentality) x E (expectancy))
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Recognition‚ Belief and Understanding‚ affects directly and is strictly related to Situational Awareness (Learmount D.‚ Flightglobal‚ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARybu2kHeZ8). Human Cognition is actually influenced by PESTLE factors (Buchanan D.A. and Huczynski A.A.‚ 1985) and it reveals itself at two different levels: individual and team. Hence‚ without a clear Cognition at Individual level (first stage of Sense-making process)‚ Organisational Intelligence and Team Effectiveness struggle to blossom
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will be defined as a stimuli acting on‚ or within‚ a person that cause the arousal‚ direction‚ and persistence of goal-directed‚ voluntary-effort. (Buchanan and Huczynski‚ 2010‚ p267). Motivation is concerned with what gets some one going to make a choice to act‚ selecting between alternatives‚ ad the sustained focus of action. (Buchanan and Huczynski‚ 2010‚ p267). Motivation theory is thus concerned with explaining why and how behavior is activated and sustained‚ If this understanding can be ascertained
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image of an organization and it can be used to attract and motivate the staff of the organization‚ culture also affects the performance of the organization and tells the workers that how they have to work (Ann cunliffe‚ 2008 cited in Bunchanan and huczynski‚ 2010). Culture is consist of the values which managers of the business want to introduce into the organization. It is through culture that rituals‚ climate‚ values behaviour are bound together in one thing (Schein‚ 1992). Culture of an organization
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“leaders are born‚ not made”. According to Stodgily (1950) leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an organized group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement (Buchanan and Huczynski‚ 2010). In any organized field there is the necessity to recognize the distinguished figure of a leader‚ whether it is the animal kingdom or the human modern society. Businesses and firms (but even hospitals‚ politicians‚ schools‚ military‚ sports…) require a strong figure able to inspire
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Bibliography: Buchanan D and Huczynski A‚ 1997. Organizational Behavior.an introductory text‚ third edition. Prentice Hall: Europe Moberg D.J‚ and Caldwell D.F‚ 1988. Interactive Cases in Organizational Behavior. HarperCollins Publishers Gibson J.L‚ Ivancevich J.M and Donnelly
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Protein cereal ▷ Chocolatey Delight ▷ Blueberry ▷ Fruit and Yoghurt ▷ Vanilla Almond ▷ Honey and Oats Learning “Learning is the process of Acquiring knowledge through experience which leads to an enduring change in behaviour.” (Huczynski & Buchanan‚ 2010‚ p.732). Learning is defined as acquiring of knowledge‚ skill or quality through studying and experience which influences a permanent change in behaviour. The learning Theories looked at are the Cognitive‚ Affective and Behavioural
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