of Learning Organization * A learning organization is an organization‚ which facilitates the learning of all its members and continuously transforms itself. ( Pedler‚ Boydell and Burgoyne‚ 1992) * A learning organization has managers who create an environment where the behaviors and practices involved in continuous development are actively encouraged. (Honey‚ 1996) * An organization in which learning is valued‚ and consciously managed and supported. A learning organization develops and
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Introduction: This paper is written about "learning in an organization"‚ in other words‚ how to transfer knowledge between people who work in the organization. The authors of this study propose that knowledge has two perspectives; one is tacit knowledge and the other is explicit knowledge (Nonaka and Takeuchi 1995)‚ and these two kinds of knowledge can be managed in an organization‚ which Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) called SECI model. The theory is put on a situation which I joined. I managed business
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BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS COURSE DESCRIPTION This course covers the analysis of the nature of organizations‚ human nature and needs‚ and the complex set of behavioral forces and relationships that influence organizational effectiveness. It also deals with the analysis of cases in organizational relationships‚ problems of interpersonal relationships‚ communication system and organizational change. COURSE OBJECTIVES At the end of the course‚ students are expected to: 1. Explain the fundamentals
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INTRODUCTION An organization is a system where a set of individuals who are operating in several subdivisions of the system and everyone is working for a one specific goal. Organization behaviour describes the actions and reactions of individual dyads‚ groups of employees who interact with each other in the course of their working day. This report was commissioned to analyze the structure and the culture of the two airlines and the comparison and contrasting the structure of the two organizations‚ Sri Lankan
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between board process and structural characteristics and organizational performance reveals that a nonprofit board can do many things to impress the organization’s top management with its effectiveness and to create a perception that the board has an impact on overall performance (Bradshaw et al.‚ 1992). Nonprofit organizations provide a long range of vital human services with board of trustees who govern such organizations and act on behalf of the values and interests of constituents‚ sponsors and
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THE ABC‚ 123 of CORPORATE CULTURE Dr Stephanie Jones What is corporate culture? For many‚ it’s hard to define exactly‚ but it’s blamed when people don’t “fit in” to a new company‚ when two companies merge and have difficulties integrating with each other‚ and when a company tries to introduce a major change program. Yet culture is seen is intangible‚ indefinable‚ woolly and imprecise‚ described in vague terms of being “tough”‚ “soft”‚ “strong”‚ “weak” – but is somehow always there. Organizational
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School organization The school organization is the arrangement of the school in a group of people that work together to accomplish group goals. The organization refers to the form of the enterprise or institution and the arrangement of the human and material resources functioning in a manner to achieve the objectives of the enterprise. It represents two or more than two people respectively specializing in functions of each perform‚ working together towards a common goal as governed by formal rules
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Jiffy-Lube and on the website of Jiffy-Lube the mission is described as followed: “ Please Customers! Do Not Process Customers! Speed of Service is Vital Consistency Ensures Quality Good is Not Good Enough‚ We Must Be Great!”i (I don’t know if this is the right way to quote.) So finally Minit-Lube Inc. provides a fast‚ high quality and reliable vehicle service in a customer friendly environment. Furthermore Minit-Lube wants to be cheaper than other maintenance stations. 2) Define Minit-Lube’s
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Green organization and its recruitment policies Introduction If the recruiters are thinking of creating a congruent and authentic employment brand which can help your organization attract‚ retain and repel employees‚ there comes the relevance of the word “green recruiting”. Recruiting‚ the most important function of HR‚ which entails attracting the right person for the right job at the right time‚ is changing its color. Organizations are trying to tap every bit of opportunity‚ wanting to look different
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Behavioral Change Results My behavioral change was to decrease my days of bad moods to only four in a month. I wanted to make this change because my moods had been affecting my productivity. With homework‚ graduate school applications‚ and an honors project‚ it was imperative for me to be productive. I used the Profile of Mood states questionnaire to track my moods. I filled out this survey once a week and answered the survey based on my overall mood for that week. I did reach my goal of reducing
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