CSAC05 1/13/07 9:21 Page 123 5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities Analysts have tended to define assets too narrowly‚ identifying only those that can be measured‚ such as plant and equipment. Yet the intangible assets‚ such as a particular technology‚ accumulated consumer information‚ brand name‚ reputation‚ and corporate culture‚ are invaluable to the firm’s competitive power. In fact‚ these invisible assets are often the only real source of competitive edge that can be sustained over time
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on promoting organizational learning in business organizations. With the increasing global competition promoting organizational learning in organizations has become major priority for many companies which want to increase their efficiency and innovativeness. Companies which effectively promote organizational learning enjoy many benefits. They maintain levels of innovation and remaining competitive‚ better respond to external pressures‚ acquire the knowledge to better link resources to customer need
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR DIVERSITY COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND GROUP DYNAMICS MGT/307 July 20‚ 2010 Organizational Culture is the system of shared actions‚ values‚ and beliefs that has developed within an organization and guides the behavior of its members. Organizational Development consists of special applications of knowledge gained from behavioral science to create a comprehensive design to improve organizational effectiveness. Through the collective
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Organizational Paradigms Introduction The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the three predominant organizational paradigms; rational‚ natural and open systems. Each paradigm has its own unique characteristics and understanding these paradigms can best be understood through real-life examples of the paradigms in use. Before the paradigms are described and related‚ the term organization and organizational theory must be defined. Definitions Applying a specific definition
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Organizational Behavior Contents 1. Introduction of Organizational Behavior 2. Organizational Culture 3. Individual Difference 4. Perception 5. Learning 6. Motivation 7. Group & Team 8. Communication 9. Power and Organizational Politics 10. Decision Making 11. Conflict 12. Leadership 13. Organizational Change 1 1. Introduction of Organizational Behavior Understanding Key Concept l Organizational behavior is the study of individuals and groups in organizations. l Workforce diversity involves
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ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH _______________________________________ Growth is something for which most companies‚ large or small‚ strive. Small firms want to get big‚ big firms want to get bigger. Organizational growth‚ however‚ means different things to different organizations. How‚ then‚ is growth defined? How is it achieved? How does a company survive it? PHASES OF GROWTH A number of scholars and management theorists have developed models of how organizations change and grow. One such model is
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Assignment 1: Organizational Analysis Tiffany Williams Professor Fortune Nichols Taylor BUS 310 January 31‚ 2013 1. Describe the organization‚ what it does‚ the customers it serves‚ and its size. The organization I work for‚ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is an organization that exemplifies organizational analysis. An organizational analysis is a process by which an organization’s systems‚ capacity‚ and functionality are assessed in order to increase its efficiency‚ performance
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extensively acknowledge that organizational culture plays an increasingly essential role in a successful company. However‚ in the meanwhile whether organizational culture should be changed constitutes a controversial issue. Many managers assert that organizational culture must be changed while few others argue that organizational culture needs not to be changed. As far as I am concerned‚ I am in favor of the former view. In this essay‚ firstly‚ I will talk about what is organizational culture and what do
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL Human Resource Management for the Local Government: Measuring its impact on Organizational Performance Introduction: Two types of government deliberate public services in Nepal: the central government and the local government. While the central government governs the sectoral ministries‚ departments and their regional and district offices‚ the local government supports the local governance. Nepal has a two-tier system of the local governance‚ with village and municipal bodies
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RESOURCES Why farmers sometimes need to change the pH of soil A healthy‚ productive farm is created from the ground up. The fertility‚ structure and biological activity of your soil are the keys to raising successful crops. Great soil grows great plants with increased vigour and pest tolerance‚ not to mention maximized yields. There’s a lot to know about your soil for sure‚ but the most critical measurement is its pH. What is pH? Represented on a scale of 0 to 14‚ pH is the measurement of the
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