The Organization as a Person: Utilizing Metaphoric Analysis to Transform Organizations Leadership Advance Online– Issue XV‚ Winter 2008 by Antonio G. Marchesi What is an organization? Is it a place‚ a process or a person? Individuals at all levels of employment often wrestle with what many deem to be the daunting task of succinctly articulating the nature of the organization. Countless texts exist that attempt to provide a model for describing the construct and function of organizations. However
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study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations. An article that I read stated that Organizational Behavior is an application of knowledge about how people‚ individuals‚ and groups act in organization. Whatever career and individual choose‚ the behavior of the human beings tends to shape the behavior of others. The primary concern of organizational behavior is psychosocial‚ interpersonal‚ and behavioral dynamics in organizations. The variables that affect human behavior at work are
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Organizational Structure: A Critical Factor for Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Satisfaction August 2007 Craig W. Fontaine‚ Ph.D. Northeastern University College of Business Administration Based on: C.W. Fontaine‚ How Organizational Structure Impacts Organizations. First Annual Conference on Organizational Effectiveness‚ Chicago‚ IL 2006 © 2007 Northeastern University Executive Summary “Organizational structure is perhaps the least understood and most under-appreciated
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Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of some organizational culture attributes including: openness to change‚ innovation‚ trust‚ teamwork‚ morale‚ information flow‚ employee’s involvement‚ supervision‚ customer service and Reward orientation on Knowledge Exchange (KE) process within the context of Saudi Telecom Company (STC) as a representation of the Saudi context. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive correlation design was used. A web survey used to collect
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effective‚ the structure of healthcare organisation must reflect the strategies of that organisation. Lex Donaldson (2000) advocates that organisations should adopt structures that assist in the attainment of goals thus ensuring organisational effectiveness. Organisations that deliver healthcare (both government and non-government) have four essential characteristics that govern their efficiency: mix; the division or provision of activities; internal administrative‚ management structures and processes
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Formal organization It is a fixed set of rules of infra-organization procedures and structures. As such‚ it is usually set out in writing‚ with a language of rules that ostensibly leave little discretion for interpretation. In some societies and in some organization‚ such rules may be strictly followed; in others‚ they may be little more than an empty formalism. * To facilitate the accomplishment of the goals of the organization: In a formal organization the work is delegated to each individual
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Introduction: This paper is written about "learning in an organization"‚ in other words‚ how to transfer knowledge between people who work in the organization. The authors of this study propose that knowledge has two perspectives; one is tacit knowledge and the other is explicit knowledge (Nonaka and Takeuchi 1995)‚ and these two kinds of knowledge can be managed in an organization‚ which Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) called SECI model. The theory is put on a situation which I joined. I managed business
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The Living Organization™ Norman Wolfe There is a change rippling through the ranks of corporate leadership‚ a generational shift in the ranks of CEOs and other corporate executives. It is a shift from those who were raised during World War II and moved into leadership roles during the 70s and 80s‚ to those who were raised in the post-Vietnam era and assumed their leadership roles in the 90s and turn of the century. Where previous generations relied on the traditional military‚ hierarchical‚ command
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position to find out its overall efficiency and capabilities that are helpful for creating more values for the organization. Here‚ Tesco PLC has superior competitive advantages in case of its internal strength and external opportunities. Here‚ the company has a lot of supporting factors though the recent competitors like Wall Mart and Carrefour are the biggest threats for the organization. Tesco is increasing its business in different Asian countries that has developed its opportunities for being
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* ANSWER 2: * * Structure represents an organisation’s efforts to align internal workings with outside concerns. It represents a resolution of contending claims from various groups within the organisation. Structures are a blueprint for officially sanctioned expectations and exchanges among internal players and external constituencies. * * The structural frame upholds the notion that organizations are judged primarily on and by the proper functioning of those elements which constitute
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