205 American Journal of Industrial and Business Management‚ 2012‚ 2‚ 205-216 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajibm.2012.24027 Published Online October 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ajibm) The Impact of Organisational Culture on the Implementation of TQM: Empirical Study in the Iranian Oil Company Yadollah Karimi1‚ Sharifah Latifah Syed Abdul Kadir2 1 Faculty of Business & Accountancy‚ University of Malaya‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia; 2Department of Operation and Management Information System‚ Faculty
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SHAPING LEARNING ORGANISATIONS How Types of Organisational Cultures Contribute in Shaping Learning Organisations Hasan Danaee Fard Ali Asghar Anvary Rostamy Hamid Taghiloo Tarbiat Modares University Abstract The main purpose of this empirical study is to examine the relationship between four types of organisational cultures and the shaping learning organisation. In this study‚ we have selected two groups of public organisations (more successful and less successful public organisations). The sample
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Methodology Project Plan Sources of Reading INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE As Desson and Clouthier (2010) state‚ culture is an important factor in both attracting and retaining desirable employees. The extent to which an employee’s needs and expectations are fulfilled will determine the motivation‚ job satisfaction and performance levels (Mullins‚ 2005‚ p. 499) which would be influenced by culture. XY Ltd (XY) established in 1944 has become the market leader in sea trade in Sri Lanka at present with the
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The role of a successful leader in organisational change cannot be overestimated. Organisational culture is significant for each organisation and its successful operation‚ playing large role in whether or not a particular organisation has a happy‚ healthy and comfortable working environment. Organisational culture at any company has to be strong and well-established but able to be changed as well. So‚ in order to establish‚ maintain and improve the company’s culture timely a recognised leader has to
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Assignment 1 – Understanding your Organisation Due Date: 21 October 2009 WHD Organisational Chart - Figure 1 According to Mclean and Marshall (1993) organisational culture is defined as the collection of traditions‚ values‚ policies‚ beliefs and attitudes that contribute a pervasive context for everything we do and think in an organisation. (ie) this means that these factors actually determine how we think as well as act and react not only to people from
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BP – The $40billion Safety Culture Vacuum On March 23rd 2005 a huge explosion at BP’s Texas oil refinery killed 15 people and injured more than 180. Most were its own staff. The refinery had suffered safety problems before. The previous year two workers died when scalded by super-heated water that escaped from a high-pressure pipe. The British media focused on the effect of the 2005 blast: the price of oil rose by several $s a barrel. In Texas‚ however‚ the local media were outraged by ‘yet
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Organizational Structure and Culture Introduction In order to understand and evaluate different business structures one must be aware of the exact meaning and standards‚ which make that structure. Different business function in different ways. The World today is full of innovative and new structures‚ company cultures and ways in which companies base their work. Globalization has emphasized the meaning of company culture in ways that have led to completely new ideas‚ while
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Organisational change: can an organisational culture be changed? Despite its ordered and steady foundation‚ organisational culture can be changed if it is guided by a comprehensive strategy. An organisations culture is founded by relatively stable characteristics‚ based deeply on values that are enforced by organisational practices. However‚ an organisational culture can be changed. This essay will aim to establish this and explain the measures which are involved in changing an organisational
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The first thing one thinks of after hearing the name “Subway” is healthy food. The Subway brand has brought a revolution in the food industry with its healthy sandwiches & salads. Brand History: The founder Fred DeLuca in partnership with Dr. Peter Buck opened a submarine sandwich store in 1965 to fund his education as he wanted to be a doctor. Little did he know that he was destined to create a brand which today has 34218 restaurants spread across 95 countries. Brand Name: The founders
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1.1{a} Authority and power Span of control: -The number of dependents that a manager or controller can directly control. This number varies with the type of work: complex‚ variable work reduces it to six‚ whereas routine‚ fixed work increases it to twenty or more. -Management literature identifies various factors that cause span of control to differ among managers and in different organizations. For example‚ narrower spans of control are appropriate when the nature of work performed is complex
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