...Chapter 1: Why is shared information so important in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization? Discuss how an organization’s approach to sharing information may be related to other elements of organization design such as: structure, tasks, strategy, and culture. Shared information is important in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization because it promotes interaction, communication, and collaboration. Shared information allows for ideas, data, experience, and experiments to be discussed allowing the organization probability to change, expand, and become successful while utilizing different techniques and processes. “A learning organization follows the horizontal structure which disbands the vertical structure by flattening the distance between managers at the top of the organization and putting emphasis on self directed teams, which include members from several functional areas creating less boundaries” (Daft, 2010, p.31). In a learning organization there are different departments and the roles within the department can continually change. Information within a learning organization provides communication with staff as well as the population it is serving. A learning organization promotes change, improvement, involvement, and awareness. Chapter 1: What are some differences that one might anticipate among the expectations of stakeholder for...
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...Board 1 Chapter 1: Why is shared information so important in a learning organization in comparison to an efficient performance organization? Discuss how an organization’s approach to sharing information may be related to other elements of organization design such as: structure, tasks, strategy, and culture. “Learning Organization” is a name used for the process of using a strategy in a company to build training to improve and create a more effective company. Using this approach will require the company’s commitment and use of the Total Strategic Approach. Using the Total Strategic Approach, the following areas will be covered: performance assessment and appraisal, problem solving and acknowledgement, openness, honesty and trust, access to high quality, readily available information, inter-group activities and cross-fertilization of ideas, with organization assessment and evaluation of the development process” (Pettinger, 2002). The approach needs to be understood and created by the top management to be beneficial and effective. “Performance Organization” is the focus on the performance and outcome of the company in three areas: financial performance, product performance and shareholders return. Rather than focus on the learning elements the company is based on the performance. (Citoni, Mahy, & Rycx, 2012) In the “Learning Organization” structure, sharing information and communication is vitally important and learning is the vertical organizational...
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...Control Mechanism’s Paper Learning Team C MGT 330 September 12th, 2010 Robert Bloomfield Control Mechanism’s Paper Control mechanisms are regularly used with successful organizations to maintain and adjust processes and practices. Wal-Mart is a company that applies control mechanisms to its business functions to remain a global leader in the industry. The four types of control mechanisms that Wal-Mart puts into action are market control, clan control, audit control, and performance standards. Market Control is “the ability of buyers or sellers to exert influence over the price or quantity of a good, service, or commodity exchanged in a market”. (Encarta.com). the next mechanism used is Clan control it “relies on values, beliefs, corporate culture, shared norms, and informal relationships to regulate employee behaviors and facilitate the reaching of organizational goals” (strategic business.com). Audit control is the process of self examination as it relates to accounts and products. Lastly, Performance standards are an organizational approved set of requirements, goals and expectations that employees must meet. These four mechanisms are paramount in today’s business world for effectively and efficiently doing business to meet organizational goals. Wal-Mart has a responsibility to its employees, vendors and the customers to make changes where needed. The economy has influenced the frequency of the changes and requires constant monitoring. The application of these...
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...Topping Introduction Organizational culture encompasses the fundamental values, assumptions and beliefs that are held in common by members of an organization (Helfrich et al, 2007). Culture can be characterized as a basic implicit theory of mutual assumptions, invented, discovered, or developed by a group that determine how they think, feel and behave as they assimilate internally and adapt to the external environments of an organization (Schein, 1996). Culture is an important variable that defines an organization and has significant implications on its ability to be effective and efficient. Culture can be a critical barrier to leveraging new knowledge and implementing technical innovation (Helfrich et al, 2007). This paper will first provide an overview and analysis of the cultures and subcultures of two Ontario healthcare organizations - Trillium Health Centre (THC) and Credit Valley Hospital (CVH) in the context of a recent voluntary merger of the two organizations. The paper will then examine the impact of the dominant and sub- organizational cultures on the capability of the two organizations to be more effective, efficient and patient focused, as will the ways in which these cultures create barriers to current change efforts. Finally, the paper will identify recommendations for the merged leadership of the organizations to consider in order mitigate the identified cultural barriers in order to support future change efforts. A Cultural Overview THC and CVH are large...
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...Developing diverse teams to improve performance in the organizational setting 388 Katherine L. Yeager and Fredrick M. Nafukho Received 2 February 2011 Revised 18 August 2011 Accepted 7 October 2011 Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA Abstract Purpose – The use of teams in organizations given the current trend toward globalization, population changes, and an aging workforce, especially in high-income countries, makes the issue of diverse team building critical. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of team diversity and team performance through the examination of theory and empirical research. Specifically, the paper seeks to answer the question: “How might individuals with diverse characteristics such as culture, age, work experience, educational background, aptitude and values, become successful team members?”. Design/methodology/approach – A review of theories that are pertinent to individual differences and team formation, including social identity theory, mental models, inter contact theory, social comparison theory, and chaos theory, was conducted. Team formation and diversity literature were reviewed to identify ways of developing diverse and effective teams. Findings – It is a truism that working together in teams is a smart way of achieving organizational performance goals. This paper discusses the theories...
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...LEARNING FROM OTHERS With the right foundationr practice makps p6~ "Googol" is a mathematical term standing for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. That's a really big number. It's also symbolic of the reach and impact achieved by Google,a firm that is so successful its name has become a common verb. The firm's origins trace to the day when Larry Pageand SergeySrin met as students at Stanford University in California. Their conversationsled to collaboration on a searchengine they called SackRub. It became so popular on campus that they kept refining and expanding the service as they worked in Larry's dormitory room. Google Inc. began with a goal of bringing order and transparency to the information available on the Internet. Even though it hasn't stopped running, or growing, since, the goal endures. The firm's mission is: "To organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." And if you want to talk about success, take a look at Google'scorporate information and follow its new initiatives in the news. What is the Google difference? How did it gain such runaway popularity? The answers start with a commitment to performance excellence Courtesy Google Inc. based on solid foundations of speed, accuracy, and ease of use. These have been the guiding performance criteria from the beginning, the basis for generating user appeal and competitive advantage for Google's products in the marketplace. Google'sbelief in people also sets it apart. Recently ranked...
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...MANAGEMENT LEARNING PAST TO PRESENT CHAPTER 2 TAKEAWAY QUESTIONS 1. What can be learned from classical management thinking? 2. What are the insights come from the behavioral management approaches? 3. What are the foundations of modern management thinking? CHAPTER 2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, students should be able to: • State the underlying assumption of the classical management approaches. • List the principles of Taylor’s scientific management. • List three of Fayol’s “principles” for guiding managerial action. • List the key characteristics of bureaucracy and explain why Weber considered it an ideal form of organization. • Identify possible disadvantages of bureaucracy in today’s environment. • Explain Follett’s concept of organizations as communities. • Define the Hawthorne effect. • Explain how the Hawthorne findings influenced the development of management thought. • Explain how Maslow’s hierarchy of needs operates in the workplace. • Distinguish between Theory X and Theory Y assumptions, and explain why McGregor favored Theory Y. • Explain Argyris’s criticism that traditional organizational practices are inconsistent with mature adult personalities. • Define system, subsystem, and open system. • Apply these concepts to describe the operations of an organization in your community. • Define contingency thinking, knowledge management, and a learning organization. • List characteristics of learning organizations...
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...impossible to find out who took what action are inherently incapable of ethical analysis or ethical action. Liability extends the concept of responsibility further to the area of laws. Liability is a feature of political systems in which a body of laws is in place that permits individuals to recover the damages done to them by other actors, systems, or organizations. Due process is a related feature of law-governed societies and is a process in which laws are known and understood, and there is an ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly. These basic concepts form the underpinning of an ethical analysis of information systems and those who manage them. First, information technologies are filtered through social institutions, organizations, and individuals. Systems do not have impacts by themselves. Whatever information system impacts exist are products of institutional, organizational, and individual actions and behaviors. Second, responsibility for the consequences of technology falls clearly on the institutions, organizations, and individual managers who choose to use the technology. Using information technology in a...
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...Assistant Professor BRAC Business School, BRAC University Submitted by Date of Submission: July 17, 2014. Declaration I hereby declare that the Internship report on “CSR Activities of Nestlé Bangladesh Limited” submitted as a partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration; to BRAC University is my original work. I tried to gather a collection of the information to make my report specific and coherent. This report is not submitted for the award of any other degree, diploma, fellowship or other similar titles or prizes. The whole report is uniquely done by me. …………………………………………….. Musharrat Tarannum ID- 10104053 BRAC Business School BRAC University [i] Letter of Transmittal July 17, 2014. Mr. Suntu Kumar Ghosh Assistant Professor BRAC Business School (BBS) BRAC University Re: Submission of Internship Report Dear Sir Here is the Internship Report on “CSR Activities of Nestlé Bangladesh Limited”. This report was the partial fulfilment of BBA program. I have tried my best to submit a good report with as much information as I could gather during the short time span allotted for writing the report. I made sincere efforts to study related materials, documents, observe operations performed in Nestlé Bangladesh Limited and examine relevant records for preparation of the report. Therefore, I hope that you would be kind enough to accept my Internship Report & oblige thereby. Sincerely yours, ...........................
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...Management Information Systems Laudon & Laudon Lecture Notes on Management Information Systems (Chapters: 1, 2, 5, and 9) 1. Concepts of MIS/IS 2. What’s New in Management Information Systems? 3. Digital Firm 4. Strategic Business Objectives of Information Systems 5. Information Systems (IS) Vs. Information Technology (IT) 6. Perspectives on Information Systems 7. Information System and its Functions 8. Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems. 9. Dimensions of Information Systems 10. Defining IT infrastructure: 11. Evolution of IT infrastructure 12. The IT Infrastructure Ecosystem 13. Types of Structured Business Information Systems 14. Systems That Span the Enterprise Concepts of MIS/IS: Management Information Systems: MIS means the whole network of systems which support the organization to manage their business affairs. • Many organizations have information systems that are entirely manual. Such systems are a subset of a wider class of systems, computer-based information systems, which rely on information technology as well as humans for their operational functions. IS need not be necessarily computer-based. Management information systems (MIS) deals with behavioral issues as well as technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees in the firm. As such, MIS is defined as the study of information systems...
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...Bangladesh” upon completion of my formal internship attachment with Nestlé Bangladesh Limited. I have tried to discuss all the relevant points of a feasibility study while keeping consistency with Nestlé Bangladesh Limited. I would be glad to clarify any discrepancy that may arise or any clarification that you may require regarding my project and report. Sincerely, _________________________ Syed Mohammad Shihan Sazid ID: 07204036 BRAC Business School BRAC University i Acknowledgement Firstly, I would like to thank Hasibur Rahman, Comapany Security Manager, Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd, and my Internship Supervisor, for entrusting me with such an important project and allowing me scope to work independently, providing all required support. I also thank Sumit Chakraborty, HR Officer – Training, Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd. for providing me with the information required to conduct my study. Lastly and most importantly, I would like to show my sincere gratitude to Ms. Afsana Akhtar, Associate Professor, BRAC Business School, BRAC University, my faculty supervisor for constant supervision and guidance. I am also thankful for the patience that she has shown during the project. In addition to this, knowledge on business strategies and training...
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...MOB Final Review Ch 8- Motivation: From Concepts to Applications * Developed by J. Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham, the job characteristics model (5) 1.Skill variety: the degree to which a job requires a variety of different activities so the worker can use specialized skills and talents. The work of a garage owner operator, who does electrical work, rebuilds engine, does body work, and interacts with customer’s scores high on skill variety. The job of a body shop owner worker who sprays paints 8 hrs. a day scores low on this dimension. 2.Task identity: the degree to which a job requires completion of a whole and identifiable piece of work. A cabinet workers who designs a piece of furniture, selects wood, builds the object, and finishes it to perfection has a job that scores high on task identity. A job scoring low on this dimension is operating a factory lathes solely to make table legs. 3.Task significance: the degree to which a job affects the lives or work of other people. The job of a nurse handling the diverse needs of patients in a hospital intensive care unit scores high on task significance; sweeping floors in a hospital scores low. 4.Autonomy: the degree to which a job provides the workers freedom, independence, and discretion in scheduling work and determining the procedures for carrying it out. A salesperson that schedules his or her own work each day decides on the sales approach for each customer without supervision...
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...specific outcomes for their organizations. A team is a group of people with respect to information, resources and skills who seek to combine efforts to achieve a common goal. It has 5 characteristics: 1. Shared Goal 2. Interdependence- members cannot achieve goals by themselves. To meet goals you must rely on other members. 3. Bounded- identifiable membership (know who’s on the team). 4. Stability- teams work together for a meaningful length of time. (Tenure). 5. Authority to manage own work and internal processes. Teams operate in larger social system context. (Larger organization) A working group by contrast, consists of people who learn from one another and share ideas but are not interdependent in an important fashion and are not working towards a shared goal. Help others but maintain the goal of achieving independent goals. 4 Challenges proving importance of teams: 1. Customer Service- Transactional models of teamwork are characterized by discrete exchanges, are short term in nature and contain little interactions between customer and the vendor. In contrast relational models of teamwork occur over time , are more intense, and are built upon a relationship between the people involved. 2. Competition- Industry leaders often enjoy vast economies of scale and earn tremendous profits. Teams withing organizations need to work even harder to compete with industry leaders and even often to specialize more. 3. Information Age- In the knowledge...
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...Why did the newsroom staff not see the online format as an opportunity? The USA Today case presents the problems of a planning process and strategies inside a corporation related to performing changes in the organizational structure and teams. USA Today is a newspaper company of Gannett Corporation, that whit the beginning of the digital era started to have problems with their organizational and operational structure. The biggest problem faced by USAT was the integration between their different types of staff: the paper and the online. USAT faced many problems with the integration, especially because both of the sectors were considered independent, having different organizational structures, which result a challenge on the process of integration. The reasons of why the newsroom staff didn’t accept the idea of working together was primarily because they believed that the online sector was responsible for their loss of market share. That the Online division was a competitor instead of a partner for them. The fact of both departments appears so different, cause a big problem for Curley’s plan. Both staff has different ways of work, like the different deadlines, fear of letting breaking news be posted online, where the competitors could reach and present before then, resulting on loss of their readers. No one of the senior staff was willing to accept the transformation of a traditional business into a full digital business, although they were aware of the changes in the consumer...
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...of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/journals/jwiley.html. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access to leading academic journals and scholarly literature from around the world. The Archive is supported by libraries, scholarly societies, publishers, and foundations. It is an initiative of JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to help the scholarly community take advantage of advances in technology. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. http://www.jstor.org Tue Mar 18 16:53:16 2008 Strategic Mnnagernent Jolirnal, Vol. 8, 425-440 (1987) L (\ GLOBAL STRATEGY: AN ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK SUMANTRA GHOSHAL INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France Global strategy has recently ernerged as a popular concept atnorlg rnanagers of rnrlltinational corporations as well as amot7g researchers and...
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