established a strong company organizational culture based on a shared mission‚ vision and value system as the cornerstone of the company and its subsidiaries. They respect the spirit of entrepreneurship‚ innovation‚ and focus on meeting the needs of their customers. According to the founder‚ Jack Ma (August‚2013)‚ Alibaba’s organizational culture can be summarized with four simple words: openness‚ transparency‚ sharing‚ and responsibility.It is thank to the organizational culture‚ Alibaba has launched a
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Google’ organizational structure. What is its type? How do you think‚ does this structure fit Google’ organizational strategy? Provide your answer with arguments. Do you think that some improvements of organizational structure are needed? Why? What kind of changes should be done to for this structure to be more effective? Based on the read case I would say that Google utilizes matrix form of organizational structure which is thought to be a hybrid of divisional and functional structures. In
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According to Basu (2013) Organizational change is about reviewing and modifying management structures and business processes. Small businesses must adapt to survive against bigger competitors and grow. However‚ success should not lead to complacency. According to Hickman (2010) Organizational culture is the life force of an organization‚ the culture of a company is based on values‚ underlying beliefs‚ practices‚ behavioral norms‚ symbols‚ ceremonies and customs. Organizational culture can facilitate or
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Organizational Behavior Organizational Power‚ Culture‚ and Politics Question 1: What power tactics can employees use to translate their power bases into specific actions and how does each one work? There are nine tactics that an employee can use to translate their power bases into specific actions. The tactics are legitimacy‚ rational persuasion‚ inspirational appeals‚ consultation‚ exchange‚ personal appeals‚ ingratiation‚ pressure‚ and coalitions. The first tactic‚ legitimacy is
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Management December‚ 2008 Organizational Culture and Its Themes Shili Sun School of Foreign Languages‚ Ludong University No.186 Hongqi Middle Road‚ Zhifu District‚ Yantai 264025‚ Shandong Province‚ China Tel: 86-535-668-1098 Abstract E-mail: shilisun@hotmail.com As one of the key ‘stable factors’‚ culture within an organization is playing a critical role in the organization’s everyday operations. Although the culture literature has at times focused on the culture of an organization as shared
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firm formed in 2001. Mercator Advisors provides financial consulting services to governmental‚ corporate and non-profit organizations sponsoring major transportation projects and programs. The firm specializes in large or complex capital investments involving a blend of public and private sector resources and utilizing innovative procurement‚ financing or management techniques. David has over 30 years of experience in public and project finance‚ working in both the governmental and private sectors
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Homework Assignment 2 English This paper was prepared for English 160‚ Module 1 Homework Assignment taught by‚ Bethann Crust December 3‚ 2012 Homework Assignment 2 Eng 160: English Composition 1 Well I visited two similar but yet different restaurant in one week. I visited A.Js Seafood and Red Lobster seafood on a Friday night with my wife. As you know by their name both deals with seafood. In this case they are so similar but yet different in the atmosphere of the crowd.
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Organizational Culture and Change ORG/581 Organizational Culture and Change Marriott International is a leading lodging company that has grown drastically within the last century. Currently the company maintains “…more than 3‚700 properties in 74 countries and territories worldwide” (Liberty Group‚ 2013‚ para. 4). The company remains “…grounded in a set of core values: put people first‚ pursue excellence‚ embrace change‚ act with integrity‚ and serve our world” (Marriott‚ 2013‚ para. 1)
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There is no single definition for organizational culture. The topic has been studied from a variety of perspectives ranging from disciplines such as anthropology and sociology‚ to the applied disciplines of organizational behaviour‚ management science‚ and organizational communication. Some of the definitions are listed below: A set of common understandings around which action is organized; finding expression in language whose nuances are peculiar to the group (Becker and Geer 1960). A set of understandings
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UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Deepak K. Agrawal‚ College of Business‚ Wayne State College 1111 Main‚ Wayne‚ NE 68787‚ deagra01@wsc.edu ABSTRACT Culture has significant impact on the organization. People of an organization learn the national culture as they grow up. It is very deeply rooted in their lives because of the fact that they learned and followed such culture for a very long period of time. It is also based on shared attitudes‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ written and unwritten rules that
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