Organizational metaphor. People’s behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals‚ needs‚ and motives (Thomas Mann quotes). What is a metaphor? Metaphor (met-uh-fawr‚ -fer) a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. In organizational behaviour‚ the metaphors help people understand all we need to know about an organization. Gareth Morgan proposed near in 80´s‚ the eight
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Organizational Structure “The organizational structure is a frame work” (Hax & Majluf‚ 2001‚ p. 444). An organizational structure can be compared to that of a building. Be it an organization or an ordinary building‚ flaws in the structure can lead to its downfall. Organizational structure and culture is vital in facilitating managers and leaders accomplish set objectives. With the growth spurt of technology‚ today’s business environment is prone to constant changes and a firm structure is required
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Organizational Metaphors Maria F. Shoemaker South University April 19‚ 2012 Organizational Metaphors The two metaphors that I am about to describe to you are machines and organisms. I am also going to note what each metaphor suggests about how humans and their behavior are perceived in the organization. I will also let you know the similarities and differences in the two metaphors. Also conclude on how the ability to switch between metaphors might enhance effective leadership and organizational
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Organizational Effectiveness Paper CJA/474 May 11‚ 2015 Organizational Effectiveness Paper Introduction Organizations are social units that are deliberately formed in order to reach specific goals. These social groups include schools‚ business corporations‚ military units‚ and police departments. Organizations are characterized by their goals‚ authority‚ communication responsibilities‚ their set of rules and norms and the presence of one or more authority members that control the organization
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Organizational structures developed from the ancient times of hunters and collectors in tribal organizations through highly royal and clerical power structures to industrial structures and today’s post-industrial structures. [edit] Organizational structure types [edit] Pre-bureaucratic structures Pre-bureaucratic (entrepreneurial) structures lack standardization of tasks. This structure is most common in smaller organizations and is best used to solve simple tasks. The structure is totally centralized
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND THEIR CULTURE |ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE | Example | Handy’s Culture Type | |1. Functional | ACK | POWER / ROLE CULTURE | |2. Product | UNILEVER | TASK CULTURE | |3. Geographic
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Organizational behavior (OB) is "the study of human behavior in organizational settings‚ the interface between human behavior and the organization‚ and the organization itself." (p.4) [1] OB can be divided into three levels: the study of (a) individuals in organizations (micro-level)‚ (b) work groups (meso-level)‚ and (c) how organizations behave (macro-level). [2] Overview Chester Barnard recognized that individuals behave differently when acting in their organizational role than when acting
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knowledge and improve ourselves. Brown and Duguid describe organizational learning is the bridge between working and innovating. Organizational Learning is a process to enable organizations to better use the knowledge of their members to make business decisions. In a conventional organization‚ decisions are often based on management perspective without taking into account the other members of the organization. A business using Organizational Learning recognizes the value added by including all of its
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ORGANIZATIONAL HEROES: COMMUNICATING WHAT MATTERS MOST EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW Who are our organizational heroes? What makes an organizational hero? And why do we need heroes in the organization? We attempted to find the answers from a group of middle-level executives in Hong Kong. They were asked to identify critical incidents showing behaviors of their bosses‚ peers‚ or ordinary employees who have acted in ways perceived as being "heroic." The respondents represent a broad sample of companies
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Organizational Diagnosis 2 Organizational change‚ in theory should be fairly straightforward – upper management mandates a change‚ and lower management and their staff agrees to implement the change‚ no questions asked. However‚ any organization that has attempted to go through any kind of change understands it’s not that simple. The most effective change implementation starts with a diagnosis that is shared by many employees at multiple organizational levels (Spector‚ 2010). Diagnosis
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