Definition: The study of human behavior‚ attitudes‚ and performance in organizations 1. O.B. is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups and structures have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving an organization’s effectiveness. 2. O.B. can be defined as the systematic study of the actions and reactions of individuals‚ groups and sub-systems. 3. O.B. is the study and understanding of individual and
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Critically discuss the difference between qualitative and quantitative work. Your answer should include some indication of the benefits and disadvantages of both approaches and indicate the circumstances in which you might use either approach. Your answer should include at least two examples. There has been the reason for many debates among educational researchers since mid 19th century. During the 1970s and 80s the critique against quantitative research which had dominated the field for several
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Forms: Work and Organization in the 21st Century We live in a dynamic world and the dynamism continues to grow. As the dynamism progresses‚ newer paradigms of strategy‚ organization and work are explored to maintain a balance and cope with the pace. The transformation of business activity‚ through technological development‚ the shorter life-cycle of business ideas and products‚ and the need for new skills requires new strategies and new forms of work organization. Hence‚ conventional ways of organizational
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creative or productive contributions. Acquired Needs Theory of David L. McClelland 1. Need for achievement – this refers to the desire to do something better or more efficiently‚ to solve problems‚ or to master complex tasks. 2. Need for affiliation – which refers to the desire to establish and maintain friendly and warm relations with others. 3. Need for power – which refers to the desire to control others‚ to influence their behavior‚ or to be
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1. How would you define organization culture? Describe its various manifestations. Using this framework describe the culture of your current class room. Organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions‚ values‚ and beliefs that helps individuals understand which behaviors are and are not appropriate within an organization. It also includes an organization’s expectations‚ experiences‚ philosophy‚ and values that hold it together‚ and is expressed in its self-image‚ inner workings‚ interactions
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groups‚ organizations‚ and nations) come in contact with one another in attaining their objectives‚ their relationships may become incompatible or inconsistent. Relationships among such entities may become inconsistent when two or more of them desire a similar resource that is in short supply; when they have partially exclusive behavioral preferences regarding their joint action; or when they have different attitudes‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and skills. "Conflict is the perception of differences of interests
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Social work is a noble profession which aims for systemic change through the ecological and the structural based approach in the community. The key theories of social work practice are conventional and progressive theories. The conventional theory-based social work practice focused on personal change where the progressive theory concentrated on the fundamental transformation of the society (Mullaly‚ 2007). Therefore‚ the significance of incorporation of both conventional and progressive theories
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The Organization as a Person: Utilizing Metaphoric Analysis to Transform Organizations Leadership Advance Online– Issue XV‚ Winter 2008 by Antonio G. Marchesi What is an organization? Is it a place‚ a process or a person? Individuals at all levels of employment often wrestle with what many deem to be the daunting task of succinctly articulating the nature of the organization. Countless texts exist that attempt to provide a model for describing the construct and function of organizations. However
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Cultures and Organizations Software of the mind Geert Hofstede Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation (IRIC) University of Limburg at Maastricht‚ The Netherlands MpGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY London • New York • St Louis • San Francisco • Auckland • Bogota • Caracas Lisbon • Madrid • Mexico • Milan • Montreal • New Delhi • Panama Paris • San Juan • Sao Paulo • Singapore • Sydney • Tokyo • Toronto Contents Published by McGRAW-HILL Book Company Europe Shoppenhangers
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Business Organization MD BUS/210 August 19‚ 2012 Colette Franklin Business Organization I have a one of a kind product that I want to put out into the global market but I do not have the money it takes to put this product to the level it needs to be. I could be the sole proprietorship‚ where I have a nonincorporated business entirely owned by one person but I may need investors to perform this task. The profits I have acquired have exceeded expectations and I am currently on back order most
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