HOW ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE SHAPES COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF TWO ECOMMERCE FIRMS IN CHINA Qiang Ye‚ Harbin Institute of Technology‚ Harbin‚ P. R. China‚ yeqiang@hit.edu.cn Qing Hu‚ Florida Atlantic University‚ Boca Raton‚ Florida‚ USA‚ qhu@fau.edu Yijun Li‚ Harbin Institute of Technology‚ Harbin‚ P. R. China‚ liyijun@hit.edu.cn Abstract Many well-established multinational firms have been attracted to China by its tremendous market size and fast growing economy. While
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CORPORATE CULTURE Dr Stephanie Jones What is corporate culture? For many‚ it’s hard to define exactly‚ but it’s blamed when people don’t “fit in” to a new company‚ when two companies merge and have difficulties integrating with each other‚ and when a company tries to introduce a major change program. Yet culture is seen is intangible‚ indefinable‚ woolly and imprecise‚ described in vague terms of being “tough”‚ “soft”‚ “strong”‚ “weak” – but is somehow always there. Organizational Behavior
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Environment Angel G. Queipo Organizational Culture What types or organizational culture (family‚ Eiffel tower‚ guided missile‚ incubator) would be best for leveraging global teams? The Family Culture: A culture with the importance of having a hierarchy and orientation to the person; this culture consequence creates a family type environment‚ which is more power oriented person who is respected because of a parent-like relationship between the management and employees. This culture is common in countries
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During the first years of her tenure‚ she strove to turn around Ogilvy’s declining performance and develop a new path for Ogilvy‚ building an organisational culture centred on a vision and core values with a strong focus on brands. In order to achieve this‚ she had to deal with many challenges‚ including a traditional and conservative culture‚ an adverse organisational structure‚ and power-based political conflicts. Despite these issues‚ she managed to gain support and trust within the organisation
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Corporate culture is the behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. It includes the organization values‚ visions‚ norms and habits. It affects the way people and groups interact with each other‚ with clients‚ and with stakeholders. . Cоmpаrеd to Burеaucracy‚ which hаs writtеn‚ inflexible rulеs and consists of systems of administrations distinguished by its clear hierarchy of authority; corporate culture represents the personality of
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Conflict and Culture Introduction The purpose of this report is to apply the theories and concepts in Organizational Behavior into the chosen topic which is conflict and culture. An organization’s psychological and social climate forms its culture. The culture represents the values‚ beliefs‚ assumptions and symbols that define the way in which the organization conducts its business. It tells the employees how things are done‚ what is important and what kind of behavior is rewarded. It impacts
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The Culture of Chrysler What are the observable artifacts‚ espoused values‚ and basic assumptions associated with Chrysler’s culture? An observable artifact is defined as the physical manifestations of an organization. These artifacts can include a company’s dress code‚ stories about the company and rituals within the company. The main observable artifact that Chrysler had and the reason Mr. Marchionne was upset about was the way manager Fong doubled rebates in order to make sales. This tactic
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Manlangit.Rose.MANDYNR13_Corporate Culture.Aug112013 Organizational culture are visible in artifacts‚ exhibited in the manner of dressing‚ patterns of behavior‚ physical symbols‚ organizational ceremonies‚ and even office lay-out. Please cite one established foreign company (multinational corporation) and one local (publicly listed) company that strongly communicates as seen in the employees’ performance and delivery of the customer experience. The
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Culture and Organisation (HR0372) Table of Contents Page No 1. Introduction……………………………………………2 2. Identification of central issue……………................3 3. Outline of theoretical framework……………………4 4. Analysis 5.1 Artifacts…………………………………………..5 5.2 Espoused values and beliefs…………………..6 5.3 Basic underlying assumptions…………………8 5. Conclusion…………………………………………….9 6. Recommendations……………………………………9 7. References………………………………………
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the idea of organisational culture as an important component of organisational theory in the past. Brown (1998) identified four different sources of organisational culture which stems from climate research‚ national cultures‚ human resources management‚ and from conviction approaches. This piece of work critically evaluates organisational cultures in the Early Years settings. The first part looks at the theoretical background to the evolution of organisational culture its importance and types. The
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