NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE NUS Business School Department of Management and Organisation MNO3303 Organizational Effectiveness Course Instructor : A/P Chung Chi-Nien Session : Semester 1‚ 2012/2013 Aims and Objectives This course aims to introduce students to the field of organization theory -- which incorporates concepts from various disciplines such as management studies‚ sociology‚ psychology‚ political sciences and economics to study organizations. The course is designed
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really matters. When it comes to management especially the human resource management‚ organization climate has some effects on it. Improving organizational climate was one of the ways to increase job satisfaction and efficiency of the staff members. The higher the job satisfaction that is brought about by the enhancing and improving of the organizational climate their more productive and efficient the employees are. In this scenario‚ the situations where the turnover intention is lowered‚ and the
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Chapter 11 Decision Making What is decision making? * Decision making: process of developing a commitment to some course of action‚ making a choice among several action alternatives A problem exists when a gap is perceived between some existing state and some desired state * Well-structured problems: the existed state is clear‚ the desired state is clear and how to get from one state to the other is fairly obvious (simple) * Ill-Structured problems: a problem for which the existing
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Romanian Economic and Business Review – Vol. 5‚ No. 3 89 MANAGERIAL INVESTMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS Iulian Mituţ Abstract In a society affected by the economic and financial crisis and in the increasingly competitive environment it is important for any organization to adopt an organizational strategy to reduce costs without affecting its performance and market competitiveness. Human resources in a knowledgebased organization are increasingly affected by occupational stress‚ a phenomenon that
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In 1998 France was awarded the right to host the world cup‚ the world’s largest and most important soccer tournament. As the host of the world cup‚ it naturally helped boost up the economy‚ by accommodating tourists‚ creating new jobs‚ selling merchandise‚ etc. People tend to spend more on hotels‚ meals‚ and of course alcohol.[6] In preparation for the event France spent billions of Euros on infrastructure projects.[7] Many economists believe success in a world cup can boost a country’s economic
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Downsizing And Organizational Culture Thomas A. Hickok -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract In this article Hickok argues that‚ ultimately‚ the most prominent effects of downsizing will be in relation to culture change‚ not in relation to saved costs or short-term productivity gains. In particular‚ the author notes three observations in relation to the impact of downsizing on organizational culture. First‚ it clearly appears that power
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Chapter 1 Overview of Organizational Development 1.1 What is Organizational Development? Organization development (OD) is a new term which means a conceptual‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. Warren Bennis has referred to OD as a response to change‚ a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and structure of an organization so that it can better adapt to new technologies‚ markets‚ challenges
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Organizational Analysis T-Mobile UK Jose-Luis Andrade April 2010 1 Contents 1. Contextual Description…………………………………………………. 2. T-Mobile UK - Current Organization………………………………… 3. T-Mobile UK’s Performance and its Environment…………………. 4. Strategic Opportunities for Change…………………………………. 5. References………………………………………………………………. 6. Bibliography……………………………………………………………... Page 3 Page 5 Page 7 Page 9 Page 12 Page 12 2 1. Contextual Description. T-Mobile is a telecommunications‟ organization
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April 4th‚ 2013 NAME: __________________________ MNGT5590 Organizational Behavior (OB) Midterm Exam‚ Chapters 1-8 1. What is “Palmer’s principle” and why is it important? 2. How is the adult learning model used in this course? 3. Why are self-assessments used in this course? 4. Why are the Hawthorne studies important to OB? What knowledge about human behavior in the workplace was discovered during the Hawthorne studies? 5. What abilities (skills) will managers need to be
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------------------------------------------------- Organizational culture Organizational culture is the behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. Culture includes the organization values‚ visions‚ norms‚ working language‚ systems‚ symbols‚ beliefs and habits. It is also the pattern of such collective behaviors and assumptions that are taught to new organizational members as a way of perceiving‚ and even thinking and feeling. Organizational culture affects the
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