Andrea K. Rivers ORG6503 : Organizational Theories & System Instructor: Kathleen Henry September 24‚ 2011 Introduction The owner of Creative Colors has taking my advice regarding restructuring and downsizing the company. The organization is now operating much more efficiently and has seen revenues begin to climb in its retail stores. With the improving economic climate in the region and the growing strength of the U.S. dollar compared to the Canadian dollar‚ the owner now sees an opportunity
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Organizational culture is the collective behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. Culture includes the organization values‚ visions‚ norms‚ working language‚ systems‚ beliefs & habits. It is also the pattern of such collective behaviors and assumptions that are thought to new organizational members as a way of perceiving‚ & even thinking and feeling. Organizational culture affects the way people & groups interact with each other
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Organizational Culture Essay Organizational culture is a complex concept including many different meanings. In this essay‚ the definition of organizational culture is described as "a set of shared values and norms that controls organization members "interaction with each other‚ and with suppliers‚customers and others outside the organization‚ given by Gareth Jones. According to Morgan ’s theory‚ metaphor is a method to explain a phenomenon or create meaning by using one element of experience to
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Communication is a sharing of meaning through the transmission of information via mutually understood signs. Communication has been called the transfer of meaning from one mind to another. It is the mutual exchange of understanding‚ originating with the reciever. Meanings exist in the human mind‚ they cannot be shared or communicated except through some external vehicle that codify meaning. All forms of communication can be categorized as either verbal or nonverbal. In turn‚ both verbal and nonverbal
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Organizational Values Presentation (Benchmark Assessment) Describe how alignment between the values of an organization and the values of the nurse impact nurse engagement and patient outcomes. Discuss how an individual can use effective communication techniques to overcome workplace challenges‚ encourage collaboration across groups‚ and promote effective problem-solving. Identify a specific instance from your own professional experience in which the values of the organization and the values of
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of a host of physical and mental illnesses manifests job stress. In some cases‚ job stress can be disabling. In chronic cases a psychiatric consultation is usually required to validate the reason and degree of work related stress. Working on a project on stress at work‚ Andy Ellis‚ Ruskin College‚ Oxford‚ UK‚ has shown in a chart how stress can adversely affect an employee’s performance. In the early stages job stress can ’rev up’ the body and enhance performance in the workplace‚ thus the term
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How does the main idea relate to organizational structure? Organizational structure can be defined as the hierarchical arrangement of authority‚ communication rights and duties of an organization. The structure of an organization depends on the organizational objectives and strategies. In our article “Go your own way”‚ we can identify that the structure used is decentralized. In a decentralized structure the decision making power is distributed and departments have different degree of interdependence
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Organizational Structure Pamela Caragianis MGT/230 Management Theory and Practice June 27‚ 2012 University of Phoenix - Scott Jarrett Organizational Structure Graybar Electric Company was founded in 1869 by Enos Barton and Elisha Gray who formed Gray & Barton. For the past eighty years Graybar has been one of the largest employee owned companies in North America. Today Graybar is a Fortune 500 corporation. Graybar is headed by a Board of Directors‚ all of which are all current employees
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Downsizing And Organizational Culture Thomas A. Hickok -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract In this article Hickok argues that‚ ultimately‚ the most prominent effects of downsizing will be in relation to culture change‚ not in relation to saved costs or short-term productivity gains. In particular‚ the author notes three observations in relation to the impact of downsizing on organizational culture. First‚ it clearly appears that power
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Outline: Chapter 15 The importance of persuasion I. Persuasion is the process of creating‚ reinforcing‚ or changing people’s beliefs or actions. II. Persuasion has been studied for more than 2000 years III. When you speak to persuade you act as an advocate IV. By age 20‚ the average American has been exposed to 1 million television commercials-an average of 150 a day. Ethics and Persuasion I. Make sure your goals are ethically sound and that you can defend them II. Be
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