Organisational Ethics Ethics is a system or code of moral standards of a particular person‚ group or profession. The operative word is ’system’. A ’system’ can be a set of facts‚ principles or rules arranged in an orderly form. When we make a decision we balance competing priorities‚ values and perceived obligations in order to make something better than it was. We can make things better by improving something good‚ making something less bad or reducing uncertainty. A good decision may not be
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1.1 Definition of Organisational Behaviour Organisational Behaviour as defined by Mullins (2013)is “the study and understanding of individual and group behaviour and patterns of structure in order to help improve organisational performance and effectiveness”. This is similar to Buchanan & Huczynski (2010) definition which states “that OB is concerned with how formal organisations‚ behaviour of people within organisations and salient features of their context and environment‚ evolve and take shape
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ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ZENITH BANK PLC BY GINA PEARCE SUBMITTED MAY 4TH 2009 An Action Learning Assignment submitted to Business School Netherlands‚ Nigeria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an MBA Degree TABLE OF CONTENT CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………….. 4 1.1 Background……………………………………………………………………
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the view that mechanistic and bureaucratic organisations will probably struggle to encourage organisational learning. The structure and learning perspectives of organisational analysis will be used as academic lenses to view and propel this discussion. Relevant theories will be applied to analyse my own organisational experiences (direct and indirect). Examples derived from case studies of organisational situations will be looked at so as to make the discussion more cohesive. To begin with definitions
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Organisational Behaviour Definition Organisational Behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behaviour within organisation for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organisation’s effectiveness. Organisational Behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behaviour within organisation for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving
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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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POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS NO HARD AND FAST DISTINCTIONS Separate political behavior‚ studied in this volume‚ from governmental organization‚ studied in the volume to follow. Generally speaking‚ however‚ political behavior consists of (1) a particular area of political activity and (2) kinds of political actions that are common to all politics. Political behavior is an area of political activity - the activity that occurs outside the formal and legal organizations of government
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person who influences the attitudes & behaviour of others in group activity. A leader guides and directs other people towards the achievement of group goals and oblectives.Leader creates and sustains enthuasim among them and gives their efforts a purpose ( Muvugan 1992) Capacity to influence others is power‚ leadership is exercise of that capacity. “Leadership can be defined as the power of a person
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: CASE FOR ANALYSIS Alvis Corporation Kevin McCarthy is a manager of a production department in Alvis Corporation‚ a firm that manufactures office equipment. After reading an article that stressed the benefits of participative management‚ Kevin believes that these benefits could be realised in his department if the workers are allowed to participate in making some decisions that affect them. The workers are not unionized. Kevin selected two decisions for his experiment
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Organisational culture of an organisation is defined as the organisations expectations‚ philosophy‚ experience and values that have been developed over time and contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organisation. This is expressed in their self-image‚ inner workings‚ and dealings in how the organisation conducts its business and treats its employees including the wider community‚ as well as their shared beliefs and collective goals for the future. (Drach-Zahavy‚ Goldblatt
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