Assignment 1 – Part B – Organisational Theory Organisational design can be defined as achieving the organisation’s goals through changing and constructing the structure of that organisation (Robbins & Barnwell 2002). Organisational environment can be defined as the conditions that could potentially impact the organisation (Robbins & Barnwell 2002).The purpose of this essay is to explore and critically analyse British Petroleum (BP) from the modernist and symbolic interpretive perspectives. This
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Organisational culture is the pattern of assumptions‚ vaules and norms shared by organisational members. The culture of an organisation can affect the operations of a company and how successful it is. Organisational culture contains four basic elements; basic assumptions which are un-said but happen‚ shared values which show what is important in the company‚ norms which the employee should follow and artefacts which show the culture of the organisation. An example of organisational culture
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The term organisational culture means many different things to many different people. Hofstede et al. (1990‚ p. 286) states that there is no consensus about the definition of organisational culture. In this essay‚ organisational culture will be discussed‚ focusing on defining and exploring it and how it impacts organisations. The essay will initially explore and discuss the constructs of organisational culture including the founder’s influence‚ the selection and socialisation processes that arise
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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE -SWATI SISODIA swati.sisodia@nmims.edu What is Organisational Culture • The basic paTTern of shared values and assumpTions governing The way employees wiThin as organisaTion Think abouT and acT on problems and opporTuniTies A system of meaning shared by the organization’s members Cultural values are collective beliefs‚ assumptions‚ and feelings about what things are good‚ normal‚ rational‚ valuable‚ etc. Aspects of culture Values Symbols Customs Language
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PART ONE Introduction to Organizational Behaviour CHAPTER 1 Study of Organizational Behaviour INTRODUCTION The study of Organizational Behaviour (OB) is very interesting and challenging too. It is related to individuals‚ group of people working together in teams. The study becomes more challenging when situational factors interact. The study of organizational behaviour relates to the expected behaviour of an individual in the organization. No two individuals are likely to behave
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a firm so as to have knowledge about the functioning and management of an organization in order to bring about more planning and development towards attaining the goals of the organization. Organizational culture mainly helps in the study of the behaviours and attitudes of the employees in an organization so as to maintain or develop‚ if necessary‚ their coordination and thus direct them to the achievement of targets set by the organization. This assignment mainly aims at explaining in detail organizational
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Although in the aspect of mergers and acquisitions‚ organisational culture has various definition and encirclement (Riad‚ 2007)‚ from recently introduced emotional intelligence (Harrison-Walker‚ 2008) to theoretical definitions (Schraeder & Self‚ 2003)‚ and also there are some debates about the direction of its effects on M&A (Stahl & Voigt‚ 2008)‚ but its influences on M&A are undeniable. (Stinchcomb & Ordaz‚ 2007) The most important effects of organisational culture on M&A could be summarised as goal and
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« Critically evaluate the view that the only essential ingredient of a successful manager is the ability to handle people and relate in a caring and meaningful way to the individuals being managed » A manager is the person responsible for planning and directing the work of a group of individuals‚ monitoring their work and corrective actions when necessary. To be a successful manager is not that easy and ask certain competencies‚ the most important issue in management success is being a
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Organisational theory refers to the study of organisations and this includes the study on the way these organisations function‚ the roles they adopt and how the correlation and interaction between people and their work are put together so as to define their relations with the organisation. Thus‚ organisational theory allows organisations to increase their efficiency in the workforce through the reduction of unnecessary organisational problems. The two theoretical perspectives that have been chosen
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Money Can Buy Happiness: The Question of Choice in Dreiser’s “The Second Choice” The United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was undergoing a drastic change. A war between its states had just concluded‚ enslaved people were granted freedom‚ immigrants from all over the world flocked to the country‚ and a bitter divide between rich and poor was beginning to form. The literature followed the same trajectory of the country and‚ as does most literature‚ became a mirror of the
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