argues that contingency theory is a useful guide to the design of contemporary organizations. In particular‚ the essay claims that contemporary managers can draw upon the contingency theory research literature relating to relationship between organizational structure and technology‚ size‚ the environment‚ and strategy to design an organization that is well suited to its situation and circumstances and hence more likely to survive and prosper in the long term. This essay’s structure is as follows
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Organizational Culture � PAGE �10� Reading an Organization’s Culture: General Electric (GE) Introduction Every business has its own set of values and beliefs that make up an organizational culture that is unique to each specific business. "_Organizational Culture_ is a complex set of basic underlying assumptions and deeply held beliefs shared by all members of the group that operate at a preconscious level and drive in important ways the behavior of individuals in the organizational context"
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OPENNESS. Openness can be defined as a spontaneous expression of feelings and thoughts‚ and the sharing of these without defensiveness. Openness is in both directions‚ receiving and giving. Both these may relate to ideas (including suggestions)‚ feedback (including criticism)‚ and feelings. For example‚ openness means receiving without reservation‚ and taking steps to encourage more feedback and suggestions from customers‚ colleagues and others. Similarly‚ it means giving‚ without hesitation‚ ideas
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Contents Concept of Culture 2 What is Organizational Culture 3 The Internet and Organizational Culture 3 Cultural Change 5 The Classical Approach to Cultural Description 5 New Ways of Describing Culture 6 Culture as Emergence 7 Steps in Organizational Culture Change 8 Managing Organization Cultural Change 8 Bibliography 12 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT Concept of Culture The concept of culture is complex and definitions of culture vary. The anthropologist
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wouldn’t use at home. For example at SeaWorld‚ when talking to another co-worker‚ organization culture language would be “Meet me at F.O.P.” To the average person who visits SeaWorld‚ this means nothing to them since they don’t know the language used at the workplace. F.O.P means “Front of park.” Now‚ knowing the definition‚ it makes sense. This is an example talking about in the book of what is organization culture language. In the movie Apollo 13‚ working in NASA‚ they used all sorts of language to communicate
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Music ’s Ability to Shape People and Culture The lights blind me. I shake as the sweat pours from my head while everybody stares at me‚ judging me‚ and listening to me. The monitors in front of me hiss and explode with vibrations‚ the rhythm section is pulling behind me‚ and the room is packed to the brink. There is smoke in the air along with the ecstasy that seems to electrify the room and feed my creativity. I am not just playing music; I am creating it and living it. It ’s what I love to
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variable The variable is the important aspects of the research. In research the concept are measure from variable. Variable are anythings that can take on differing or varing values. it mean that the value of variable vary from person to person‚ time to time or place to place but the meaning of variable are same to all. Thus variable are the charactestics of person‚ groups‚ objects‚ ideas‚ feeling or other thing that researcher want to measure. Variables are thus anything that can take on differing
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control over the organizational structure of your business and you can also exert a strong influence over the company culture. Business owners need to understand the difference between the two because these aspects of your business can have a major influence on the firm’s success or failure. Basics The organizational culture of a business reflects the mentality‚ work ethic and values of the company’s owners and employees. Some firms are regarded as having a cut-throat culture in which employees
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The impact of organizational culture on performance ANGELA SINICKAS: Developing surveys to measure the impact of corporate culture Corporate culture can help drive business results‚ but it takes a cultural audit to differentiate which elements of the culture can lead to superior performance. Angela Sinickas conducts employee engagement surveys that are specifically designed to measure the correlation between employee behaviors and attitudes that define an organization’s culture and its financial
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Organizational Culture and Personal Values Development XXXX XXXXX Florida Abstract Job satisfaction and job performance are interrelated topics‚ which are derived from individual personal values‚ (Iaffaldano & Muchinsky‚ 1985). Organizations can use specific processes to shape employee values‚ which will reflect the desired work culture of the organization. The development of values will shape the culture of an organization and increase job satisfaction and job performance
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