The University of Birmingham The Birmingham Business School An investigation into whether organisational culture is directly linked to motivation and performance through looking at Google Inc. David Towers Supervised by Suzana Rodrigues Word count: 7359 Extended Essay 2005-2006 (07
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1) What is the culture of the organization? It has been said that Xerox has a famously strong culture. It is a culture of integrity‚ openness‚ and inclusion. One of the defining characteristics of the Fortune 500 Company is passion. Passion for success‚ new ideas‚ customer service and passion within its employees. The Xerox culture is one of commitment to excellence‚ innovation and sustainability. Xerox operates on its core values of succeeding through satisfied customer‚ delivering quality and
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] Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation Motivation can be divided into two types: intrinsic (internal) motivation and extrinsic (external) motivation. Intrinsic motivation Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that is driven by an interest or enjoyment in the task itself‚ and exists within the individual rather than relying on external pressures or a desire for reward. Intrinsic motivation has been studied since the early 1970s. Students who are intrinsically motivated are more likely to engage
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Employee empowerment is "the process of enabling or authorizing an individual to think‚ behave‚ take action‚ and control work and decision making in autonomous ways. It is the state of feeling self-empowered to take control of one ’s own destiny" (Heathfield‚ n.d.‚ 1). In other words‚ giving the employees the power and ability to make decisions that affect not only their department but the company as a whole as well. Empowerment has become an increasingly used human resources (HR) catchphrase when
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QUESTIONNAIRE ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION:BASIC NEEDS: Q.1. The salary increments given to employees who do their jobs very wellmotivates them. a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Neither agree nor disagree d) Disagreee) Strongly disagree Q.2. Financial incentives motivates me more than non financial incentives. a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Neither agree nor disagree d) Disagreee) Strongly disagree Q.3. I am satisfied with the salary I draw at present. a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Neither agree nor disagree d) Disagreee)
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The structure of the joint venture between Xerox Corporation and Fuji Xerox became an issue in the beginning of the 90´s. The growth of the competence from Canon‚ Richoh and Minolta in the low-end copiers and Kodak and IBM in the high-end has led them to lose market share. The growth of the Asian and South Pacific Market as well as the necessity of Fuji Xerox to be more independent becomes a challenge for the managers of the Xerox Group. We need to find the best practices in product designs‚ manufacturing
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1. ** Is Fuji Xerox a successful joint venture in 1990? How do you measure its performance? Fuji Xerox was definitely a successful joint venture in 1990s‚ and its performance is measured by three different types of category as follows Financial measures Its revenue out of Xerox’s increased by over 20% from less 5% in 1970s to approximately 30% in 1990s. (Refer to Exhibit 1). Also‚ during 1981-1989‚ while Xerox Corporation’s net income increases by only 17.7% from $598 million to $704 million
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Index Q1: What kind of person does John Clendenin? 1. Communication 1.2. Capability 1.3. Networking Q2: What were Clendenin business objectives and personal objectives been at Xerox? 2.1. Business objective: 2.1.1.MDC 2.1.2.XEROX 2.2. Personal objective: Q3: What obstacles did he confront in accomplishing these objectives? 3.1. PEOPLE RELATED 3.1.1 STAFF-Downward Management 3.1.2. PEERS-Horizontal Management 3.1.3. BOSS-Upward Management 3.2. ORGANIZAITON RELATED 3.2.1. MULTI-REPORTING
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Definition. The definition of international business focuses on transactions. The use of this term recognizes that doing business internationally is an activity‚ not merely a passive observation. Closely linked to activity is the term “satisfaction.” It is crucial that the participants in international business are satisfied. Only if they feel they are better off after the transaction than they were before‚ will individual business transactions develop into a business relationship. IMPERATIVE
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Fiamma Holding Berhad (Fiamma) commenced its operations in a shop house in Johor Bharu in 1979‚ under Fiamma Sdn. Bhd‚ the first company of Fiamma Group. With only a stuff of five‚ the company marketed and distributed its own house brand of electrical home appliances in Malaysia under the name of ELBA & FABER. Despite is humble beginnings and small workforce‚ the company was big on ideas and growth plans. Within a short time‚ Fiamma expanded its activities
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