Case Study � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� Mergers Don ’t Always Lead To Culture Clashes Dale A. Miller University of Phoenix CJA/473 September 24‚ 2010 Gary Vernon Introduction A case study is a form of qualitative explanatory research that is used to look at individuals‚ a small group of participants‚ or a group as a whole. Research on case studies allows people to understand complex issues that can extend experience and add strength to previous research. Case studies articulate detailed analysis
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Mergers Don’t Always Lead to Culture Clashes 1. In what ways were the cultures of Bank of America (BOA) and MBNA incompatible? Both giant organizations retained a dominant culture; however‚ their personalities were defined by different characteristics. MBNA featured a formal style. It was characterized as free- wheeling‚ entrepreneurial spirited‚ and secretive. This organization’s employees were accustomed to high-life‚ executive salaries‚ generous perks‚ and exhibited a formal dress code
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Culture Clashes Case Study CJA/473 March 14‚ 2011 Culture Clashes Case Study Culture clashes in businesses can differ in many ways‚ and it is not understood why some cultures make it through a merger‚ while others appear not to make it through a merger at all. The merger within different businesses can be a major situation for everyone to go through‚ and when dealing with two of America’s biggest companies‚ the difficulty of the situation can only increase. Once businesses decide to
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Organizational Behavior – Chapter 17‚ Notes institutionalization A condition that occurs when an organization takes ona life of its own‚ apart from any of its members‚ and acquires immortality. When an organization becomes institutionalized‚ it takes on a life of its own‚ apart from its founders or any of its members. When an organization becomes institutionalized‚ it becomes valued for itself‚ not merely for the goods or services it produces. It acquires immortality. If its original goals
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AT& T is the largest communications company in the world. The company is the leading U.S. provider of wireless‚ high speed Internet access‚ local and long distance voice‚ and directory publishing and advertising services. They have even expanded to include entertainment with television services called UVERSE TV. With the many accomplishments of this media giant its portrayal of evidenced practice of some successful organizational behavior concepts reveal clear understanding of leadership. AT &
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MERGER BETWEEN AT&T AND McCAW By: Shilpa Keswani Lakhani Kashif Khan Satyameet Singh Ahuja Moin Akhtar Madhur Chaudhary With multiple valuation numbers being arrived at ranging from 5.4 billion dollars to 173 billion‚ we believe that the most appropriate value for the organization is 12 billion dollars. It has been arrived at‚ by maintaining the industry standard of pricing a potential
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CUERNAVACA‚ S.A. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) A Case Study Student name‚ school and level‚ remain confidential March 11th‚ 2008 Organizational Behavior – Dr. Panayotis Zamaros -1- Table of Content 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………..…..3 2. Presentation of the Problem………………………………………………..4 3. Presentation of the Solution: Total Quality Management (TQM) …………………………………………5 4. Analysis of the Solution: Is TQM compatible with Mexican culture?......................................7 5. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………
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cause of the problems using two leadership theories‚ namely path-goal leadership theory and competencies perspectives of leadership. Moreover‚ we will try to relate this case with other Organizational Behavior theory. We have identified that this problems create a kind of conflict in the organization. So‚ we decide to approach this case with theory of conflict. Here‚ we will only use two sources of conflict‚ namely differentiation and communication. A. Path-Goal Leadership Theory This theory is one
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the process of layoff 3. Do you believe that recognition will motivate layoff survivors? Expain First of all recognition is being seen as the primary key motivator for employees in different theories that OB explains. As we can see from the key study‚ the survivors of the layoff will have some consequences such as they will lose the trust of the company. In the same time‚ employees can feel guilty or not very comfortable while they are the ones who will stay and will feel misused by having to much
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Case Study: VIVEK HAS COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS Vivek has only four employees at his public relations firm Media Front. But he seems to have done a pretty good job of alienating them. According to his employees‚ Vivek‚ 47‚ is a brilliant guy who has a lot to learn in terms of being a better communicator. His communication style appears to be a regular source of conflict in his firm. Vivek admits he has a problem. "I’m probably not as verbally reinforcing [as I could be] when someone is doing
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