The importance and the influence of the corporate culture in a merger and acquisition context Authors: Tutor: Program: Hanane Makhlouk Olena Shevchuk Dr. Mikael Lundgren Master´s Programme in Leadership and Management in International Context Subject: Change Management Level and semester: Graduate‚ May 2008 Baltic Business School Acknowledgement First of all‚ we would like to express our gratitude to all the teachers involved in the Master Programme for their contribution
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WSSC Culture Assessment In my culture and/or stakeholder assessment of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)‚ I found an array of artifacts to be true. It is an extremely large‚ multi-layered organizational structure that starts with an entire WSSC governance and Board of Commissioners who oversees more than forty positions and departments. Decisions are made from a very top-heavy standpoint meaning that commissioners‚ the general manager‚ executives and managers in high level positions
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In the context of globalization it is therefore appeared vital for TESCO to develop a corporate culture and an organization for the various stores located in different countries. But how the company can have good performance as we know it is established in different countries and therefore different cultures? To answer at this question we will study in the first part of this essay‚ the TESCO’s culture with the theory of Schein‚ “Surface manifestations‚ values and basic assumptions” and the Johnson’s
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Business culture and strategy SCN: Outcome No.1-5 Group: Access name: Report for Business Cultural & Strategy of J D Wetherspoon company Date: Content I. Introduction 2 II. Discussion 2 Section 1 External Environment 2 SPELT analysis 2 SWOT analysis 4 The management use on how to conduct a SWOT analysis 5 Section 2 Organization culture 6 Business culture: shared values & taken for granted assumption 6 Four types for organization culture 7 Culture
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Organizational Behavior Concepts: � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �9� Organizational Behavior Concepts: General Electric William Ward Axia College MGT245 Thomas Jankowski June 1‚ 2008 � � Introduction Every business has a set of key characteristics or values that make up an organizational culture which is unique to its business. Organizational behavior examines "the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward
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Organizational Behavior: Kudler Fine Foods MBA 502 University of Phoenix Organizational Behavior: Kudler Fine Foods Brenda Wagner‚ human resources manager for Kudler Fine Foods has asked Team A to review employee files and other documents in order to assess readiness for change. To make a proper assessment‚ Team A will examine the organizational culture and structure‚ analyze the leadership style and examine how the leadership style determines employee motivation. The analysis will also
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Microsoft Organizational Growth & Control Study Microsoft Organizational Growth & Control Study Microsoft has been a highly influential and instrumental organization of change during our lifetime. At times we praise these innovations‚ and at times we’ve cursed it. The Government has tried to control it. Organizations have tried to imitate it. By no means has this company had an easy time. Organizational growth goes through stages‚ each culminating in a crisis stage which must be overcome
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oun b Criteria for survival in Culture Definition of current culture: - values - practices - artefacts - def. of core task The current definition of Validity of current assumptions Environment Model of core task: - critical content of the work - critical demands of work Teemu Reiman & Pia Oedewald The assessment of organisational culture A methodological study VTT TIEDOTTEITA – RESEARCH NOTES 2140 The assessment of organisational culture A methodological study Teemu Reiman
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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts MGT 331 Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts Paper. According to Schermerhorn‚ Hunt‚ and Osborn (2005)‚ Organizational Behavior‚ also known as OB‚ ¡§is the study of human behavior in organizations¡¨ (Chap. 1‚ p. 16). OB is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to the understanding of ¡§individual and group behavior‚ interpersonal processes‚ and organizational dynamics.¡¨ (Schermerhorn‚ Hunt‚ and Osborn 2005‚ p. 16). In this paper I
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Organizational Culture and National Culture: What’s the Difference and Why does it Matter?Based on the research of Dr. Geert Hofstede‚ there are differences between national and organizational cultures. For global companies‚ it is important to understand both in order to impact organizational performance. In a recent ITAP webinar‚ Dr. Geert Hofstede discussed “Integrating Corporate Practices and National Cultural Values.” The topic is highly relevant to organizations operating in a volatile global
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