Question 1- Describe the concept of vision and mission in an organisation. Vision Statements and Mission Statements are the inspiring words chosen by successful leaders to clearly and concisely convey the direction of the organization. By crafting a clear mission statement and vision statement‚ you can powerfully communicate your intentions and motivate your team or organization to realize an attractive and inspiring common vision of the future. Without the unwavering focus on mission and vision it’s
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Goh‚ S. C. (1998). Toward a Learning Organization: The Strategic Building Blocks. Advanced Management Journal‚ 63(2)‚ 15-22. This article proposes that there are five strategic building blocks and two supporting foundations in order to build a learning organization. The five building blocks----mission and vision‚ leadership‚ experimentation‚ transfer of knowledge‚ and teamwork and cooperation‚ are summarized from literature. Also‚ the author believes that these building blocks require two major
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Organisation Structure An organizational structure defines how job tasks are formally divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. (Robbins and Judge 2001). Managers need to address six key elements when they design their organization’s structure: work specialization‚ departmentalization‚ chain of command‚ span of control‚ centralization and decentralization‚ and formalization. Work Specialization Describes the degree to which activities in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs. The essence
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MODERNISM CRITICAL THEORY SOCIAL-INTERPRETVISM POST-MODERNISM CULTURE:- comprises the deep‚ basic assumptions and beliefs as well as shared values that define organizational memberships as well as members habitual ways of making decisions‚ and presenting themselves and their organization to those who come into contact with it. Corporate culture- dominant culture put forward by top management. Way for org to shape their organizational identities. Subcultures within organizations can contribute
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analysis of Subway Sandwich Introduction: In the summer of 1965‚ Subway began its humble start in the quick service restaurant industry (QSR) in Bridgeport Conn. Fred Deluca was a young man looking for a way to pay for school‚ and Dr. Peter Buck was a man willing to write a one thousand dollar check that started the original Subway Sandwich shop. Today that one-thousand dollar investment is worth 5.7 billion worldwide sales‚ and over 21‚000 shops‚ in 75 countries‚ which makes Subway the largest
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The Influence of Corporate Culture on Organisational Change of First National Bank of Namibia Evelyn Chiloane-Tsoka University of South Africa‚ South Africa Keywords Culture‚ change‚ corporate culture‚ organisational culture‚ organisational change‚ organisational members‚ resistancee to change‚ change management‚ staff members‚ FNB Namibia‚ bank. Abstract Change is invariable and continuous‚ and has become inevitable in almost every sphere of business. The FNB Namibia operates in a highly
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ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: | 10 October 2012 | | This is to certify that the assignment is the work of the student‚ Mr A. Scheun and where sources were consulted; reference was made to them under the reference table. ii Mr. ANTON SCHEUN 9328548 ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Learning Organisation A Learning Organisation is organisations or enterprises that continuously needs to learn and renew themselves. This indeed has many advantages for both the individual and organisation
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Organizational Structure: A Critical Factor for Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Satisfaction August 2007 Craig W. Fontaine‚ Ph.D. Northeastern University College of Business Administration Based on: C.W. Fontaine‚ How Organizational Structure Impacts Organizations. First Annual Conference on Organizational Effectiveness‚ Chicago‚ IL 2006 © 2007 Northeastern University Executive Summary “Organizational structure is perhaps the least understood and most under-appreciated
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2 2.1 The General Environment The General Environment 2.2 Scanning‚ Monitoring‚ and Forecasting Changes in the Environment Key Work Strategic decision making under conditions of uncertainty 2.3 Scenario Planning Key Work Strategic inflection points and their impact on strategy Tools and Techniques Undertaking scenario planning 2.4 PEST Analysis 2.5 SWOT Analysis 2.6 The General and the Competitive Environments Tools and Techniques Writing a PEST
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underlying feature of organisational behaviour is the concept of control and power. Control systems exist in all spheres of the operations of the organisation and are a necessary part of the process of management. Work organisations are complex systems of social relationships‚ status and power‚ and attention should be given to the manager–subordinate relationships. The manager needs to understand the nature of power and control in order to improve work behaviour and organisational performance. Learning
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