Define Values. Critically evalutae “Allport – Vernon” Classification of values. How values affect the Business processes. Values : According to Milton Rokeach 1973‚ Values represent basic convictions that ’a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence’. Value system : A hierachy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in terms of their intensity Types of values include ethical/moral
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vs. Subcultures Strong vs. Weak Cultures Functions and Dysfunctions Changing Culture Member resistance Organization Development (OD) Organizational Culture A common perception held by the organization’s members Distinguishes the organization from other organizations Something implicit A system of shared meaning Not something that is written Set of key characteristics that the people in the organization value Is Culture Uniform? There will be a number of beliefs or characteristics
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Caribbean Management Cases – Terrence Bruton (1993) SUCCESS ENTERPRISES The ring of the telephone interrupted Mrs. Deen in mid sentence‚ and she looked apologetically at her banker in her office as she picked up the receiver. "Success Enterprises‚ GM speaking‚" she answered pleasantly. It was Mr. Anthony Julien‚ one of the two supervisors in her medium sized sanitation company. The rest of the conversation went something like this: Mr. Julien: "Another truck breakdown in Area 2B‚ Mrs. Deen‚ and
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becoming one of the major problems in corporate work culture. Absenteeism is acceptable up to certain level but there are employees hired for full time or partial are absent from work which results to reduce in productivity‚ efficiency and employee morale. Both the government and private firms are facing the problem employee absence from work. The reasons of absenteeism are categorize into two categories as employee related and job related. The main of purpose of this paper is to increase the understandings
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Assignment Unit 1 – Case Incident 2 page 35 There are many explanations to the extent of individual business decisions that explain deterioration in working conditions for many workers. One example is how successful a company stays in business. Selling a product that is in high demand and generates more revenue for the company will help the company continue to stay in business. When a company shows signs of loss in profit‚ one of the reasons may be due to the lack of demand in their product
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Security Bureau Circular No. 3/2009 CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTERS (INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS) Emergency Support Unit Security Bureau Government Secretariat July 2009 File Ref. SEC 8/2/12 Part 30 Hong Kong Contingency Plan for Natural Disasters Contents Section Subject List of Annexes and Appendices List of Abbreviations 1 2 3 Introduction Alerting System and Co-ordination Tropical Cyclones - Warnings and Action to be Taken Rainstorm - Warnings
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Tykeria Brown Mrs. Davison English 4 28 September 2012 Becoming an OB-GYN Obstetricians and gynecologist is specialist that focuses on women’s health. They also provide medical care during pregnancy. People chose this career because they feel that this is where people would be most useful. Even though most people haven’t had any personal experience with this field of work it still seems interesting. OBGYN’ is a good career because of the responsibilities‚ the training and qualifications
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1 Business • Unpredectibility • Behaviour • Choice • Times of turbulence Ocean • White – No competition • Red – Competition • Blue – New market Agility – Lion and Deer – run ‚ run Dell Hell – Business shifted to customer Business should be • Emotional • Collaborative • Sustainable Value addition Stakeholders (Stakeholders in an organization‚ according to importance level) • S – Society • P – Partner • I – Investor • C- Customer • E – Employees External Forces which shape
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C18OB Tutorial One: OB & the Scientific Method Reading: Chapters 1‚ 2 and 3 of Mullins (see also lecture notes from lecture 2‚ Who Studies OB?) Q1. What are the four key steps in scientific enquiry? (The study of organisational behaviour) Behaviour & attitudes of people at work either individually‚ in groups‚ or in the entire workforce`s actions on the effectiveness of the organization. The four key steps in scientific enquiry can be divided into four categories‚ which collectively influence
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Behavior that this document will be covering are: What is organizational behavior Describing the meaning of Organizational Behavior Illustrating the importance of interpersonal skills Demonstrating the challenges and opportunities for managers using OB concepts Diversity in organization Describing the major forms of workforce diversity Defining stereotypes and how they functions in organizational settings Attitude and job satisfaction Defining the main components of attitude Linking behavior and
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