AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX PROCESS OF CULTURE BUILDING IN AN ORGANIZATION AND ACROSS BORDERS – USING THE EXAMPLE OF IKEA BACHELOR THESIS Authors: Emilie Martens (19860203) Tobias Mauelshagen (19810623) Course: IBO 348 – VT 2007 Examiner and Tutor: Richard Nakamura Växjö universitet Ekonomihögskolan 31st of May 2007 ABSTRACT i Abstract Nowadays‚ companies face many difficulties due to the much competitive environment they have to evolve in. Therefore‚ multinational ones
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Leadership style: Theory and example: Employee-centered behavior: a study of foreman at the International Harvester Company identifies two dimensions of leadership behavior: employee-centered behavior and job-centered behavior. Define: focusing on relationships and employee needs. Example: boss主动say hi， 自己摆货架， deep talk This can make employee think that company cares their idea and emotion; their leaders cared on them not just on completinging job perfectly. Power theory: from John French
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TOPIC: A reflection on the theory learnt thus far with practical application to IKEA. INTRO: So far‚ this subject has highlighted the necessity to understand cultural differences when conducting business dealings with people from different nationalities. The occurrence of these dealings will only become more and more frequent due to globalisation. IKEA is an example of an organisation that was formed from strict ‘Swedish’ values and beliefs and has used these values in every aspect of the organisations
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* Organizational structure + Principal*-Agent problem Principal-Agent Problem There is separation between ownership & control in most of the firm that we see today. As owners‚ shareholders appoint managers to make decisions for the company. There is another term to describe relationship between them. Shareholders are the PRINCIPAL that appoints the manager (AGENT) to act on the shareholders’ behalf so that profit can be maximize. E.g. Patient-Doctor Managers-Employees
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IKEA in Egypt I. Country Specific Research 1. General Business Egypt‚ Arab Rep. is ranked 18 overall for Starting a Business (cia.gov)‚ 2. Institutions Egypt is facing a transformational economic reform due to its last political revolutions that took place last March. It is facing a large labor movement‚ From revolution to institutions(3)‚ Centre of Trade Union and Workers Services (CTUWS) formed as independent entities serving the labour movement: The organization provides legal
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Annotated Bibliography Daft‚ L. (2010). Organization theory and design.(Tenth ed.‚ p. 374). Ohio: South-Western Cengage Learning Organizational Theory and Design is a book authored by Richard L. Daft. He is the Brownlee O. Currey‚ Jr. professor of management in the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University‚ Nashville Tennessee. The book was published by South-Western Cengage‚ 2010‚ a digital information services for academic‚ professional‚ library markets
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COMPARISION BETWEEN IKEA‚ A MANUFACTURING FIRM AND DISNEY‚ A SERVICE FIRM Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 DISNEY THEME PARKS 2 IKEA 2 Typology of operations and Comparison of 4 V’s 3 PURPOSE OF RESEARCH 4 EVALUATION OF COMPETATIVE ADVANTAGES 4 DISNEY theme parks 4 IKEA 4 EVALUATION OF OPERATION STRATEGY 5 DISNEY THEME PARK 5 DISNEY THEME PARKS MARKET REQUIREMENTS PERSPECTIVE 6 IKEA 6 IKEA MARKET REQUIREMENTS PERSPECTIVE 6 COMPARISON OF COMPETITIVE FACTORS BASE UPON 7 PERFORMANCE
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BUS 565 Organizational Theory Case Analyses Dr. Nanette Metz Congbo Zeng(Leo) IKEA: Scandinavian Style IKEA is a Dutch company‚ which has branches in several countries around the world‚ selling flat-box storage of furnitures‚ accessories‚ bathroom and kitchen products and other goods. “As of January 2008‚ the company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. ”[i] IKEA is the pioneer in designing and selling ready-to-assemble furniture‚ and it is founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad at
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Julie Vulpius Gregersen Marginalization Sociology Fall 2011 Marginalization Sociology Copenhagen University Fall 2011 By Professor Leopold Galicki Exam option B‚ written assignment Subject option: 3 – concepts of structure and agency Total number pages: 12 Total number signs: 25.560 Student Julie Vulpius Gregersen CPR: 280887-1958 Table of contents Introduction………………………………………………..... ………………………………………2 Concepts of marginalization sociology………………………………………………………………2 Outline
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A brief analysis of four classic organizational theories Scientific Management as a bottom up approach is based on systematizing work processes to further develop the whole structure aiming at enhancing productivity. While working in Midvale steel company ‚ being promoted from a clerk in the grass-root level to general engineer‚ Frederick W. Taylor experienced that lack of efficient managerial methods hinder the improvement of productivity. So start from that point‚ he featured some managerial operations
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