0 Learning Organization 0 1 Learning Organizations Introduction In a way those who work in a learning organization are “fully awakened” people. They are engaged in their work‚ striving to reach their potential‚ by sharing the vision of a worthy goal with team colleagues. They have mental models to guide them in the pursuit of personal mastery‚ and their personal goals are in alignment with the mission of the organization. Working in a learning organization is far from being a slave to a job
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Organizational analysis approach Enables the behaviour of people in organizations to be examined from different view points which are characterised by conflicting and competing assumptions and interests The way we analyse is influenced by the way we understand organizations: There are a number of different types of metaphors that are used to understand the complex nature of organizations. As participants (either as employees or managers) we need to be careful not to depend solely on one particular
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A formal organization structure shows a recognizable chain of command‚ it also has many levels of management. This makes communication slower and decision making harder to implement. it is an organization which clearly defines the authority ‚responsibility and inter relations of people working therein Examples of formal organization Meetings can be formal - with a defined organizational membership‚ an agenda‚ a regular time‚ written minutes etc There are 3 types of formal organization 1. Coercive
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thus‚ is a continuation of Lecture 3: The Manager’s Environment. 1. What is organizational culture? W.L. Gore % Associates‚ a company known for its innovative and high quality fabrics used in outdoor wear and other products‚ understands the importance of organizational culture. Since its founding in 1958‚ Gore has used employee teams in a flexible‚ non-hierarchical organizational arrangement to develop its innovative products. Employees‚ called associates‚ at Gore are committed to four basic
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The core idea behind "learning organization" is that organizations of all kinds will not survive‚ let alone thrive‚ if they do not acquire an ability to adapt continuously to an increasingly unpredictable future. Or in other words‚ in order to survive and succeed for businesses‚ it is essential to establish or build stronger relationships with customers‚ where there are rapidly changing‚ turbulent and/or highly competitive market. Through learning‚ organizations may be better equipped to meet
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Chapter 1a: Strategy and the organisation 1.0 What is an organization? 1.1 An organization as a collection of components 1.1.1 Internal environment An organization can be seen as consisting of the following components: Strategies Structures Systems Skills Staff Style Shared beliefs: Social systems Note: McKinsey’s 7S framework 1.2 Organisations as collections of people and entities 1.2.1 Internal Stakeholders (i) Board of Directors (ii) Managers (iii) Staff (iv) Unions
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imbalanced power within organization. In the view of Morgan‚ organizations are class-based phenomena characterized by deep-rooted divisions between the interests of capital and labour. For example‚ white-collar workers are regarded as secure and privileged middle-class institutions while blue-collar workers are not. According to this metaphor‚ while there does diversity exist among people with different power‚ those‚ who with more power is easier to push others than the employees with less power. If this
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Features of an organization Aggregation of Human beings: Organization is an identifiable aggregation of human beings. The identification is possible because human group is not merely a number of persons collected at London‚ but it is a group of persons who are interrelated. The identifiable group of human beings determines the boundary of the organization. Such boundary separates the elements belonging to the organization from other elements in its environment. Deliberate and conscious Creation:
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different terms in some studies such as linguaculture (Friedrich‚1989) and languaculture(Risager‚2005). Given the fact that the culture exerts considerable influence on language patterns and pragmatic use of it in a certain community‚ it is of great importance for a language learner to make great effort to develop his/her cultural awareness in that process.Mitchell and Myles(2004) express that ‘language and culture are not separate‚ but are acquired together‚ with each providing support for the development
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The word “organization” can be really ambiguous. It may mean different things to different individuals. According to Macmillan English dictionary for advanced learners‚ organization has two meanings; a group of people who have a particular shared purpose or interest or the way in which different parts of something are combined or arranged in structural terms. When the dimension of business is introduced‚ business organization may refer to the physical aspects such as resources both human and material
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