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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My personal definition of values is the set of principles one uses as a guide to direct their lives. I feel my personal values which I utilize in my nursing practice are very close if not identical with those of the National League of Nursing (NLN). The NLN’s core values are caring‚ integrity‚ diversity‚ and excellence (NLN‚ 2017). In addition to the previous four values‚ stewardship is another principle that is very important to my day-to-day existence as a person and nurse. Moreover‚ my spiritual
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Running head: An Analysis of Organizational Culture An Analysis of Organizational Culture Abstract The following is an observation and analysis of the role an organization’s values play on the development and state of its culture. This analysis is based on five interviews of both male and female workers from a privately owned manufacturing company with annual revenues exceeding a billion dollars. In forming my conclusions‚ I will analyze the synthesis of
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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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Dallas Hasty Dr. Dutch July 28‚ 2014 Organizational Culture and Leadership Behind every successful leader is a vibrant culture that engages and energizes employees. In almost every case‚ that culture has been defined‚ shaped and personified by the leader. Shaping a culture is a formidable task‚ since many of the valuable qualities a leader might have are never taught in a classroom. Culture is defined as "the set of key values‚ assumptions‚ understandings‚ and norms that is shared by members
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John W. Smith Jr John W. Smith Jr The changing of the culture of an organization has both the pros and cons. Ultimately‚ it is the job of the OD Consultant to ensure that both management and the employees are both on the same page heading in the same direction in order to reach the goals and objectives of the organization. The changing of the culture of an organization has both the pros and cons. Ultimately‚ it is the job of the OD Consultant to ensure that both management and the employees
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NVT2 Nursing Roles and Values 724.7.1-01‚03‚05‚ 7.2-01-05‚07 In healthcare circumstances present themselves where organizational‚ governmental‚ and patient centered goals diverge. One divergence healthcare workers face occurs when a patient refuses healthcare by completing a Advanced Directive such as in the case study when Mr. E refused the ventilator‚ feeding tube or CPR. Florida Statute 765.302 states: “(1) Any competent adult may‚ at any time‚ make a living will or written declaration
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Nursing‚ an integral part of the health care system‚ encompasses many tasks and duties throughout different aspects of the profession. To complete these responsibilities‚ nurses must possess a set of values to ethically guide them through both professional and personal life. Through the self-exploration and reflection that has taken place in NURS 1206: Relational Practice 1‚ I have been able to investigate important self-values. These core values that are featured in my self-mandala include being
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Relationship between Organizational Culture and Performance Management Practices: A Case of University in Pakistan Ul Mujeeb Ehtesham‚ Tahir Masood Muhammad‚ Shakil Ahmad Muhammad Abstract The aim of this study is to expand the base of knowledge and empirically test the relationship between the components of organizational culture and performance management practices. The study adopted the exploratory research approach to explore the impact. In this study‚ primary data was collected through
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commitment to military values and mission preserve the military organizational culture. Military organizational culture is more than a commitment. Military organizational culture is a way of life for all who dedicate their lives to honor and defend this nation against all enemies‚ foreign and
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