No. 78307 By Harry Levinson The Abrasive Personality The corporate president stared out the window of his skyscraper office. His forehead was furrowed in anger and puzzlement. His fingers drummed the arm of his chair with a speed that signified intense frustration. The other executives in the room waited expectantly. Each had said his piece. Each had come to his and her own conclusion about the problem. Darrel Sandstrom‚ vice president of one of the corporation’s major divisions‚ was
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Discussion Questions Week 4 1. Why do organizational structures differ? What is the difference between a mechanistic structure and an organic structure? Which structure would be most appropriate for an innovative organization like Apple or 3M? What about an organization that focuses on cost-minimization like Wal-Mart? Organizational structures differ because of the different strategies‚ organizational size‚ technology‚ and environment. Consider the mechanistic model and the organic
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What is the Responsibility of the Government toward the Unprivileged? By: RJCC I think that the Government must look after each one of the people they rule regardless their ethnicity‚ religion or social conditions‚ and must make sure that every inhabitant of that specific place has a good quality of life. People who are in charge (mayors‚ governors‚ politicians in general‚ etc.) need to remember that‚ having power and control over people is not the most important; one of the main –if not original-
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A virtuous man is all that is good. He is a man who is responsible‚ who stays away from anything wrong or improper. One who is always humble regardless of where he is in his life. A person who makes it a goal to continue to learn and one who is loving and kind to all that he meets. When it comes to dealing with his family‚ government‚ and religion those qualities do not change and are immediately put into place. The virtuous mans attitude and behavior towards these three entities‚ family‚ government
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The cultural web We have decided to use the cultural web in order to look at the organizational culture as it is now and secondly look at how we want the culture to be in the future. Thirdly we will evaluate and identify the differences between the two; these differences are the changes we need to make in order to achieve the high-performance culture that we want to obtain. The cultural web identifies six interrelated elements that paints the bigger picture of the company of analysis. The six elements
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THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF BUSINESS Excerpts taken from the book ‘THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF BUSINESS’ written by W.J.King THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF BUSINESS FOR THE BEGINNER IN RELATION TO WORK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. However mental and trivial your early assignment may appear‚ give them your best efforts. Demonstrate the ability to get things done. Do not wait passively for anyone….. go after them and keep relentlessly after them. Confirm your instructions and the other person’s commitments in writing. When sent out
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1. Question : Authority consists of which two key components? Student Answer: the right to act and permission to direct the right to direct and permission to act the right to decide and permission to repair the right to repair and permission to decide 2. Question : The most common form of departmentalization is by _______________. Student Answer: product function geographic region customer 3. Question : Decentralization occurs as an organization
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DIAGNOSING WORK PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS Proper diagnosis is a critical aspect of effective motivation management. Often‚ managers become frustrated because they don’t understand the causes of observed performance problems. They might experiment with various “cures‚” but the inefficiency of this trial-and-error process often only increases their frustration level. In addition‚ the accompanying misunderstanding adds extra strain to the manager-subordinate relationship. This generally makes the performance
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Defined upword comm.. Upward comm. Is a flows vertically from one level in the organization to one or more level above that use by the employees to convey to their supervisors they feelings‚ ideas‚ aspirations and attitudes. Purpose of upward camm. 1) To provide the supervisor with feedback indicating whether the message transmitted downward have been received and understood. 2) To transmit information needed for higher level decision making. 3) To pass along suggestions for system
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Chapter 9 Performance Management & Appraisal 1. | Define performance appraisal | 2. | Steps in appraising performance/process in appraising performance | 3. | Reasons/importance/purposes/objectives to appraise subordinates performance | 4. | Graphic rating Scale Method (Example‚ Advantage & Disadvantage) | 5. | Alternation Ranking Method (Example‚ Advantage & Disadvantage) | 6. | Paired Ranking Method | 7. | Critical incident method (Example
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