Workplace Politics in Organizations Abstract: In any organization‚ it is naive to expect a politics-free zone. And business schools can never prepare you for the manipulations and mind games that work in a corporate set-up. Author and banker Ravi Subramanian says‚ "People who whine about politics are‚ more often than not‚ people who have played politics and lost the game." Workplace politics‚ (office politics or organizational politics) is the use of power within an organization for the pursuit
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[229] THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION The late Professor Fiske‚ in his Outline of Cosmic Philosophy‚ made a very interesting remark about societies like those of China‚ ancient Egypt‚ and ancient Assyria. "I am expressing‚" he said‚ "something more than an analogy‚ I am describing a real homology so far as concerns the process of development‚--when I say that these communities simulated modern European nations‚ much in the same way that a tree-fern of the carboniferous period simulated the exogenous
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UNIT III SHGs SAVINGS AND CREDIT MANAGEMENT Savings & Credit Concept: Savings and credit are inter related. It is proposed in a society for the significant development of the society. This both activities are much important to a SHG to bring economical changes in the lives of the people. Activities: * Income generation * Gainful employment * Inculcation of saving habits * Enhancement of social changes * Ownership Savings: * A compulsory saving must be fixed for the
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Introduction In any organization there should be a set Vision and Mission. What do you want to do and offer you customers and where you see yourself in the years to come? The first step is the planning process and the final step is controlling what you have planned. These processes are the most critical aspects in Management. 2. Mission and Vision: 2.1 The Mission statement: The mission statement is probably the most important part of the planning process. The mission on any organization should be the
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India is unique in the sense that it binds the country together in some form of common identification. Underneath this diversity lies the continuity of Indian civilization and social structure from the very earliest times until the present day. This concept of ’Unity in Diversity’ is perhaps typical of India and has served as its strength during all ages and during the roughest times in its political and cultural history. It is amazing that different elements of Indian culture‚ particularly its drama
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Group Behavior in Organizations Introduction А well-managed organization needs adequate talent to achieve its goals. In addition‚ organizational leaders need to understand the individuals that are working for the organization. By learning how the behavior and culture of individuals affects the organization‚ leaders and organizations move one step closer to success. Organizational behavior‚ OB for short is the study of human behavior in organizations. It is а field of study devoted to understanding
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THE ORGANIZATION AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW: The Political perspective brings into sharp focus some aspects of the organization that are very different from those we see using the Strategic Design lens. Where the Strategic design lens sees the organization as a social system deliberately constructed to achieve overarching strategic goals‚ the Political lens sees it as an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups‚ and other organizations whose interests and goals differ
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that are easy to learn and understand because of their english-like instructions or commands. Examples of languages that are under this category are COBOL‚ Visual BASIC‚ FoxPro‚ and HTML. 2. Middle-level Languages - these are languages that have the basic features of a high-level language and the functionalism of symbolic language like Assembly language. Example of language that is under this category is C++. 3. Symbolic Languages - these are languages that uses mnemonic codes in
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Argosy University COURSE SYLLABUS B7408 Organization Development & Change Management Faculty Information Faculty Name: Dr. Mohammad Malkawi Campus: Chicago Contact Information: mmalkawi@argosy.edu; mmalkawi@aimws.com Office Hours: Monday‚ Wednesday 2-4 pm Short Faculty Bio: Associate professor at Argosy University – Chicago; During the last three years‚ Dr. Malkawi was one of the prime architects of the High Productivity/Performance Computing Systems at Sun Microsystems. This is a project
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external environment your business operates in. Consider the political‚ legal‚ technological‚ economic influences on your business. Now categorise these into opportunities and threats. 2. Analyse the internal environment Now identify the internal strengths and weaknesses of the business. Consider the internal resources‚ structure‚ leadership‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ culture etc. 3. Conduct a SWOT analysis Put your analysis of the external and internal environment into a SWOT analysis. You might find it useful
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