Critical discourse analysis‚ organizational discourse‚ and organizational change A realist view of discourse analysis Discourses is an element of all concrete social events (actions‚ processes) as well as of more durable social practices‚ though neither are simply discourse: they are articulations of discourse with non-discoursal elements. ‘Discourse’ subsumes language as well as other forms of semiosis such as visual images and ‘body language’‚ and the discoursal element of a social event often
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Sustaining Superior Performance: Commitments and Capabilities Background Competitive advantage necessary‚ but not sufficient Ghemavat study on PIMS data shows convergence of high ROI and low ROI business units‚ over time‚ to mediocre ROI. Some drop in high ROI anticipated due to limited availability of high ROI opportunities. But pace and degree of convergence unexpected – article delves further into assessing reasons behind the rapid loss of competitive advantage
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this article in order to identify how change is managed in business‚ given today’s economic downturn. In order to do this I am going to compare the experiences of a manager in a large business‚ which is faced with challenges and change nearly everyday. This will give me an insight into the real challenges of a manager and how these compare to the examples given in the literature that is written around this topic. I have also chosen this topic‚ as it is appropriate for the module I study and I have to
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CHAPTER 10: TYPES AND FORMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CHAPTER SUMMARY Organizational change is an ongoing process with important implications for organizational effectiveness. An organization and its members must be constantly on the alert for changes from within the organization and from the outside environment‚ and they must learn how to adjust to change quickly and effectively. Organizational change is the movement of an organization away from its present state and toward some future state
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According to Jones (2004)‚ organizational theory is the function of a company on how it operates in the environment (self impact) and how the environment affects their operational agenda. In my opinion‚ this correlates to the law of cause and effect. The organizational design and change indicates the how/why various means are chosen‚ which assist in managing the structure and culture to control activities to achieve its goals. Change process occurs when an organization attempts to move from its
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Research Methodology Unit 1 Unit 1 An Introduction to Research Structure: 1.1 Meaning and Definition of Research Objectives 1.1.1 Research and Scientific Method 1.1.2 Characteristics of Research 1.2 Purpose of Research 1.3 Types of Research 1.3.1 Pure Research 1.3.2 Applied Research 1.3.3 Exploratory Research 1.3.4 Descriptive Research 1.3.5 Diagnostic Study 1.3.6 Evaluation Studies 1.3.7 Action Research 1.4 Research Approaches 1.5 Significance of Research in Social and Business Sciences
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Employees Resistance towards Organizational Change Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management Ronneby‚ Sweden Supervisor: Göran Alsen Authors: Kamran Khan Masood ur Rehman Master Thesis in MSc. Business Administration JUNE 2008 This thesis is submitted to the School of Management at Blekinge Institute of Technology/Blekinge Tekniska Hogskola in partial
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MGT3901 Organization Theory Article 1 Chapter One The Butterfly Effect: Managing Your Organization as a System Because most things in life are part of larger systems‚ some seemingly trivial events can have significant impact. For example‚ in 1961‚ mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz took a shortcut in entering data in a weather prediction model. He innocently entered .506 instead of the full numeric value of.506127‚ and the result was a completely different weather prediction
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ERP Implémentation Méthodologies Paul Bruges A methodology is a roadmap to an implementation. The purpose of a methodology is to deliver an implementation on time‚ according to specifications and within budget. Most vendors‚ especially in the software industry‚ have developed their own methodologies. Consulting companies also developed their own methodologies in relation to a product. Vendors primarily use methodologies as a marketing tool in order to alleviate the fears of the upper management
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SOFT COMPUTING social sciences behavioral sciences the humanities economics law medicine include quantitative Human sciences methods are methods are often used separately qualitative that means numerical data precise objects conventional logic complicated mathematics computer models that means non-numerical data imprecise objects approximate reasoning interpretation manual work 2 Traditional Approaches to Computerized Modeling • Mathematical
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