Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY 1 Organizational Epistemology St. Rachel E. Ustanny University of Phoenix ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY 2 There are different perspectives about the origin of knowledge‚ which have influenced the development of concepts such as a priori and a posteriori truth‚ epistemic regress‚ and sensual perception—Descartes (as cited in Cooper‚ 1999) argued that there are certain undeniable truths‚ which are obtained from our senses; Feldman (2003)
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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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development of the aircraft carrier‚ and the introduction of airpower. Yet‚ enacting innovative technologies and tactics involved more than science and funding. Essential to America’s embrace of airpower was the organizational change that occurred in its military. John P. Kotter’s “8-Step Change Model” provides the most appropriate framework for comprehending how and why American innovators succeeded in implementing airpower. Ultimately‚ America was effective in airpower innovation during the interwar
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by its differences in thinking style‚ each having it’s own inclination of ontological commitments and theoretical fixations. Modernism acknowledges the existence of reality regardless of whether they are visible or not through the use of common organizational terms such as “organizations”‚ “structure”‚ etc. However the critical theorist critiques this reasoning and concludes that the modernist way of thinking obscure the truth of reality with tainted ideology. Postmodernist thinking refutes this
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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 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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elaborate coordinating mechanism 3. IBM is becoming a globally integrated enterprise. What does this organization look like in terms of departmentalization? What challenges might face companies that try to adopt the globally integrated enterprise model? IBM has an established Chain of Command‚ currently the vice president of worldwide engineering‚ day to day work locations is where the procurement center located. A company that wants to work towards a globally integrated enterprise may face
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David Burke: Disgruntled Employee Methacton High School Abstract This paper explores the mental condition of David Burke before and during his committed murder-suicide on US AIR flight 1771 (Magnuson‚ 2001). Burke massacred 42 people by crashing a plane mid-flight. This is a result of his unstable personality. Even without many clues from his past‚ David Burke has been found to be severely mentally ill. He scored highly on both Hare’s Checklist and Stone’s Scale of Evil. He is diagnosed with
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Organizational Behavioral Forces There are many forces that dictate the organizational behavior within an organization. The organizational behavior will tend to shift based upon the different demands both internally and externally. Internal and external factors have an equal importance within organizations and will have different effects and outcomes on an organization. In this paper we will compare four very different organizations and demonstrate the effect four factors have on the organizational
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Organizational culture influences many aspects of workplace life. A workplace with strong beliefs‚ values‚ behaviors‚ ideas and expectations define an organization. Well-communicated beliefs‚ values‚ ideas and expectations influence employee’s behavior and determine how employees communicate with others throughout the organization‚ thus defining the organization’s culture. Over the years‚ the topic of organizational culture has been studied in many disciplines from anthropology to sociology. A prominent
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