...| Organization Theory Assignment | BUSM 3194-Organizational Theory | | Linda (S3417437) | Class group: L04Lecturer: Mr Foo Hee Luan BOB | What are the advantages and disadvantages of a multi-perspective approach to understanding organization? | TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Cover Page 1 Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 1. Multiple Perspective; Modern, Symbolic-Interpretive and Postmodern 3-4 Perspective on Organization Structure and Cultural 2. Modern Perspective 4-5 3. Symbolic-Interpretive Perspective 5-6 4. Postmodern Perspective 6 5. Multi-perspective Advantage & Disadvantage 6-7 6. Conclusion 8 Reference list 9-10 Word count: 1963 words Introduction Nowadays, organizations are becoming more and more complex. This may due to the globalization, advancement in technology and derelegulation of the market. From the past till now, we can learn about an organisation through theories and different perspectives that developed by different theorists. We need to understand the organisation in different ways and different perspective in order to face any problems that deal with different organization phenomena. Here comes in the Multiple Perspectives, where includes the – modern, symbolic-interpretive and postmodern perspectives, where...
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...Political: To permit more competition US congress de regulated the airline industry by phasing out restrictions on new entrant’s, routes and fares. People Express was one of the first to enter the highly competitive airline industry. These events lead Peoples Airlines to provide better and cheaper service to the customers. The big players in the industry were still recouping from their losses due to deregulation, fuel shocks and the air controller strike. This provided PE a perfect opportunity to pitch their new competitive model in the industry. Economic: In the early 1980’s due to recession many pilots and other staff had been laid off by other airlines giving PE and abundant pool of people to choose from. It also helped PE to buy used aircrafts at low prices. These were tailored to suit the typical customers that PE airlines was targeting. By picking people diverse backgrounds such as nurses, social aid workers and teachers. The limited financial support that the PE competitors had was ineffective in responding to the low fare challenges while maintain their status as full service operations. Social: PE capitalized on the fact that many airline employees who were laid off. He recruited those who were eager to work and were ready to commit even at lower wages. Technological: Through major gate acquisitions, the major carriers became increasingly aggressive threatening to lock PE out of key hub cities across the country. With a variety of travel agency and distribution...
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...Leaders and Leadership in Organizations: Understanding the Dynamics Leaders and Leadership in Organizations: Understanding the Dynamics The subject of leaders has been greatly researched through out history. In this time of economic turmoil, it is vital for an organization to evaluate their leaders and leadership styles in order to be successful. Leadership styles vary, as well as what kind of leaders exist and the behaviors they participate in. It is necessary to examine each theory to conclude what is the most effective in an organizational structure. Exerting an incorrect Leadership Development Plan that does not correlate with the organizational culture will result in failure. In order to assist in evaluating an organizations leaders and leadership we will address the following concepts: 1. What is leadership and who are the leaders of an organization? 2. What are the types of leadership theories, styles and behaviors? 3. What elements affect leaderships? 4. How do leaders and leadership impact organizations? In reviewing these four focuses, it will become clear in understanding the dynamics of leaders and leadership in organizations. What is Leadership and Who Are the Leaders of an Organization? Although there are different styles of leaders, the concept of leadership is fundamentally the same. The leadership notion is best described by Etzioni (1965, p. 690-691) in Organizations -Structures, Processes, and Outcomes as: “the ability, based on...
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...ACC 610 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric This is the first of three milestone assignments that will lead to completion of your course project. In this assignment, you will complete Critical Element III: GAAP vs. IFRS. Recall that, due to the sequencing of content for the modules, the critical elements are being prepared out of order. For the complete sequence, see the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. This milestone addresses the following course outcome: Differentiate between the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the International Financial Reporting Standards for their impact on financial statements. If you have not already done so, select the company that you will use to build your portfolio. For detailed instructions, see the ACC 610 Final Project Document located in your Blackboard course. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: III. GAAP vs. IFRS A. Explain the steps that would be needed for your selected portfolio company to transition from GAAP to IFRS. For example, what would this transition entail? What would your chosen company need to do? B. Explain how a financial statement would differ under IFRS as opposed to GAAP. i. How is a financial statement under IFRS different from GAAP? How is it the same? ii. What would the statements for your chosen company look like? Guidelines for Submission: Prepare your paper using Microsoft Word. It should be 2 to 3 pages in length, not including the...
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...training and development activities: • Using employee orientation as an example of training, discuss the importance of employee orientation. • Using tuition assistance as an example of development, discuss the benefits of employee development. • List the steps in the training process and explain how a training needs analysis benefits the organization. I think that it all depends on the type of training needed and the people that will be involved. There may be a need for more "hands on training" and/or development depending on the subject matter. More companies are going to online training because of the convenience and also because it saves money. Not all people learn the same way. Conducting something face to face may be more beneficial for some versus online. Here is an instance when the company needs to have a good understanding of its people. While employee training and development are closely linked, they indeed are different in the scope of the results that are attained using each. Simply put training focuses more on increasing one’s understanding and competency as it relates to their selected job or organization while employee development seeks to increase the employee’s overall “skill set” both for now and in the future. The goal of employee development is to prepare employees for long term organizational needs. Employee orientation serves...
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...among many other firms. In this career fields, I will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in international systems and skills needed in analytical thinking and research. Through the study of International Relations, I will be able to acquire skills in writing through research writing assignments and projects during my academic years. This writing skills will help me express my views and thoughts clearly and accurately hence making sure that the message intended is well understood. My opinions will be expressed in my writings. I will be able to form arguments, make judgments about key issues in the international society like international organizations and firms. The study of International Relations will help me become analytical hence I will be able to acquire the ability to visualize, articulate or solve both complex and uncomplicated problems by making sensible decisions given the available information by designing and testing solutions to problems and formulating plans. Through the study of International Relations, I will be able to deal with major problems affecting states and threatening world peace for example; terrorism. Through the study of International Relations, I will be able to form and present ideas on counter terrorism like use of military tactics and strategies by the help...
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...provide an approach to the development of personal and interpersonal effectiveness. Part 1 The first three habits focus on transitioning from dependence to independence, the mastery of self. Each of us begins life as an infant. We are completely dependent upon others to care for us. “They gradually, over the ensuing months and years, we become more independent- physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially-until eventually we can essentially take care of ourselves, becoming inner-directed and self-reliant”, (Covey 57), it is in our nature to transition to independence. Wikipedia.org summarizes The 7 Habits in correlation to each phase, beginning with self-mastery. Habit 1: Be Proactive describes how to take initiative in life by understanding how our decisions are determining factors for effectiveness in your life. Covey encourages us to take responsibility for our choices and accept the consequences that come with those choices. Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind explains how to discover and clarify our deeply important character values and life goals and how to envision the characteristics we use in our various roles and relationships. Habit 3: Put...
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...Through this course I acquired the knowledge to use in different approaches when dealing with a company internationally. I now have a perspective of the international network, and the challenges in the international environment. My first perspective is the component parts of an international company, and understanding internally how it all comes together. Now I see why it helps to identify the company’s strengths and weaknesses, prioritize the company’s tasks to solve them in the right order and synchronize efforts to move in the same direction. We covered subjects such as globalization, differences in cultures, the strategy of international business, and the organization of international business, global human resource management and global marketing. This knowledge is important because it gives me an understanding of how to utilize the knowledge behind a product, and bring inside knowledge to everyone on the team I create. I see how it’s not the physical product itself that makes an impact on the market, but how you utilize the knowledge behind the product such as the services and culture. The real value of knowledge is not the product but how to use everything to create a competitive advantage anywhere. A company has many different units, and sometimes they are not all aligned to the same. By looking more closely at challenges, when dealing with forming the strategy to implementing the strategy, I am now able to identify the misunderstandings between the decided strategy...
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...to comprehend the text. For example, they do the following: • Activate prior knowledge • Examine the text to uncover its organization • Make predictions • Connect to their own experiences • Create mental images • Draw inferences • Notice symbols and other literary devices • Monitor their understanding These activities can be categorized as reader and text factors (National Reading Panel, 2000). Reader factors include the background knowledge that readers bring to the reading process as well as the strategies they use while reading and their motivation and engagement during reading. Text factors include the author’s ideas, the words the author uses to express those ideas, and how the ideas are organized and presented. Both reader factors and text factors affect comprehension. This table presents an overview of the two comprehension factors. Type Factor Role in Comprehension Reader Background Knowledge Students activate their world and literary knowledge to link what they know to what they're reading. Vocabulary Students recognize the meaning of familiar words and apply word-learning strategies to understand what they’re reading. Fluency Students have adequate cognitive resources available to understand what they’re reading when they read fluently. Comprehension Strategies Students actively direct their reading, monitor their understanding, and troubleshoot problems when they occur. Comprehension Skills Students automatically note details that support main...
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...This article main presents how three kinds of skills namely teambuilding, communication and delegation, the author learned via military leadership is applicable to the People’s Health Clinic (PHC). It has been manifested that there is more similarities than differences for the application of these three skills in any organization according to the experience of the author. In case of either military or PHC, it is has proved that building a team with personal difference as well as complementary capabilities should be placed with enough importance for it is crucial to complete a mission or a task. In this article, the author produced evidences for how to build a team and the good returns brought by such practices. With three positions set in this article, the PHC succeeded in hiring the qualified people, which can create a team to hold people together and then work for the organization to serve the community. Based on this team, more extensive activities can be facilitated by PHC, proving the significance of building a team. According to the interception of the author, effective communication can be identified as members’ capability of understanding the role and corresponding capability in achieving the mission. Furthermore, the meaning of effective communication has been extended to people’s capability to affect communities to understand that people are doing. In order to apply the explanation of such skill learned in military to the PHC, the author presented how they worked around...
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...those that don’t handle change may fail. The way a business manages change and how successful they are at it may vary depending on the nature of the business as well as the amount of change needed and the people involved. To keep up with competition it’s important to respond to the needs of the business. Goals include doing things that create and maintain quality performance by employees. The first important step in the process is recognizing the need for change. Unfortunately, not all employees may recognize the state of a company. Employees may disagree with the condition of the business. It would be vital to have an overall understanding of the need for change. The communication can’t be in the form of a memo or announcement. There needs to be strategic renewal where the intent is to regain sustainable competitive advantage. Change in the organization needs to align the internal process that demands new strategies to find new talent and skills of its employees. The goal being lasting changes in employee behavior to support strategic renewal. According to Sector (2010), effective strategic renewal needs behavioral change that targets patterns of employee actions and interactions to meet the company’s strategy and to achieve and sustain outstanding performance. Behavior is said to come from both the person and the organizational context in which the person works. It’s the setting and circumstances of which we work. In looking at the failure of the Concord Bookshop there...
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...One can have many tasks to complete on a daily basis. And that requires a planning to take actions and prepares for tasks one at the time. As a father of two kids and full time employee and student, it is hard to keep up with responsibilities; however, a daily calendar review is very helpful for the organization and time management. Indeed, communication is an important tool to execute tasks and take daily plan to the next level. In online education, students can set their schedule that fit to their personal life and that is a major benefit of online education. Organization, time management, and effective communication are key element to online learning. The first step in organizing anything in one’s life is to develop a personal organization. When one takes the time to organize his or her personal life, all of those other disorganized things that are related seem to start falling right into place. A study about time management shows that time management training led to an increase in perceived control of time and a decrease in perceived stress (Häfner, 2010). One should avoid stressful time to be more productive in online learning. Even though it may seem easy to study on your own; however, online learning more hard work and dedication to complete assignment and participate in online discussions. For example, on a weekly basis, one must write dozen of pages to complete the requirement of the week and that requires many hours of searching and browsing for articles. Online students...
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...adjustments, like using a thermostat to regulate temperature. Are we doing things right? Here's what to do—procedures or rules. Double-Loop Learning Double-loop learning leads to insights about why a solution works. In this form of learning, we are considering our actions in the framework of our operating assumptions. This is the level of process analysis where people become observers of themselves, asking, “What is going on here? What are the patterns?” We need this insight to understand the pattern. We change the way we make decisions and deepen understanding of our assumptions. Double-loop learning works with major fixes or changes, like redesigning an organizational function or structure. Are we doing the right things? Here's why this works—insights and patterns. Triple-Loop Learning Triple-loop learning involves principles. The learning goes beyond insight and patterns to context. The result creates a shift in understanding our context or point of view. We produce new commitments and ways of learning. This form of learning challenges us to understand how problems and solutions are related, even when separated widely by time and space. It also challenges us to understand how our previous actions created the conditions that led to our current...
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...Annotated bibliography for essay (‘Bureaucratic organization expands in modern societies to perform many comples tasks efficiently. However, it also generates dysfunctions that lead to alienation and inefficiency’ (Rizer, 2010:80). Analyze this statement). Reference 1 Whitford, A.B., (2007). A Test of the Political Control of Bureaucracies under Asymmetric Information. Rationality & Society, [e-journal] 20(4), p.445-470. Available from: [Accessed 30 November 2015]. Summary : The main purpose of this article is to review the logic of the Banks-Weingast prediction about political control of the bureaucracy under asymmetric information, in other words the interaction between informational role of interest groups and institutions as politician seek to control the bureaucracy is investigated. The authors doesn’t claim to take a particular perspective. The author concludes the article by stating that the agenda-setting power of the bureaucrats themselves should be fully addressed. Evaluation: I think this journal targets professional readers. One of the weaknesses of this article is that it is very difficult to understand, especially for public readers. A lot of professional terms and concept have been use in this article. I find the text reliable because the author is a professor of public policy who has expertise in public policy and organization studies. Dr. Whitford, the author of this article is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and...
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...1. I think that it is important for HR to be a strategic partner for a business because HR partners help Motivate, engage and help retain exceptional employees for the company. They also help to do this by having the right Training curriculums to help enhance employee’s current skills or provide them with new skills that are in line with the businesses activities which will help in time improve the company’s capability and functionality. They also help in the design and guidance of creating incentive plans for employees in order to motivate them and help give them a push to improve in the work environment. HR is strategic partners because they are the bridge that lies between the employees and the employers. They are the guidance between the two entities as to how to do things or handle matters in an appropriate matter according to company standards or rules. They also take a great part in incorporating within the company its beliefs on the importance of the corporation’s plans in its entirety. HR is set in place to help the company by instilling in everyone the corporation’s policies and procedures throughout and making sure that it is being followed. In all HR is a great strategic partner in any company because they help keep the company in order and help implement rules and regulations in order within for the company to run properly and according to company standards. They are the backbone you can say to a company that will help them achieve their goals internally by providing...
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