Précis 7 – Describe cognitive dissonance and describe how it is influenced by culture. Cognitive Dissonance Theory is a theory of attitude change proposing that inconsistency exists among our attitudes‚ or between our attitudes and behavior‚ we experience an unpleasant state of arousal called cognitive dissonance‚ which we will be motivated to reduce or eliminate. (Bordens & Horowitz 2001) This is a theory‚ which has been transformed over many decades. Cognitive Dissonance varies between
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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE Lesley Willcoxson & Bruce Millett ABSTRACT Culture is a term that is used regularly in workplace discussions. It is taken for granted that we understand what it means. The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss some of the significant issues relating to the management of an organisation’s culture. As organisational cultures are born within the context of broader cultural contexts such as national or ethic groupings‚ the paper will commence by defining ‘culture’ in the wider
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Critique: Organizational Culture in China --An Analysis ofCulture Dimensions and Culture Types This article studies about organizational culture in China through the analysis of culture dimensions and culture types. It divides firms in China into three distinctive types- state-owned companies‚ private domestic companies and foreign-invested companies. It uses three studies to answer the questions whether organizational culture varies among three types of firms and whether it relates to firm performance
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of Alaska and North America. The Inuit lived in Alaska‚ Asia‚ and Canada where the amount of sunlight varied throughout the seasons. During the winter the sun sets about mid-November and doesn’t reappear until mid-January. A big part of the Inuit culture was to tell stories to help them last through the light filled days and the seemingly never ending nights. One of these stories is “The Creation” told by Apagkaq a Mackenzie River Inuit. Raw hides‚ skins‚ and wooden stakes usually provided the Inuit
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After the Great Depression and WWII‚ people turned to music for joy. A simplistic style of happy‚ feel-good music that was innocent and meant to be non-offending to it’s listeners. People were not expressing their true feelings and they had to fit a ‘role’ in American society. By the time the baby boomer generation was growing up‚ they had different experiences in their lives and had different ideals than their parents in the Great Generation. They expressed themselves through Rock and Roll. Elvis
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE & STRUCTURE Outline Prepared By: Marnela Kathleen V. Pasamba‚ RN MSN I I. Organizational Culture A. Definitions 1. Gareth Morgan: set of beliefs‚ values and norms‚ together with symbols like dramatized events and personalities‚ that represents the unique character of the organization and provides the context for action in it and by it. 2. Edgar Schein: a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group has learned as it solved its problems that has worked well
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systematically of our experience and observations of people do-ing things together. A great deal of organizational life can be described and‚ more impor-tantly‚ sometimes even understood‚ predicted‚ and influenced‚ with abstract ideas about structure and culture. While there is no universal agreement or consistency in definitions of structural and cultural aspects of community organizations‚ grassroots organizers have some com-mon usage and understandings. Structural features of organization are formal‚ inflexible
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Introduction Organizational culture is a set of key values‚ assumptions‚ and beliefs that are shared by an organization’s members. The combined key values create a custom attitude or culture that is followed by the organization’s members. The culture represents the "personality of the organization" (McNamara‚ 1999). Through the observation of employee behavior one can help predict an organization’s culture that influences its business attitude. Organizational culture can also help distinguish two
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John W. Smith Jr John W. Smith Jr The changing of the culture of an organization has both the pros and cons. Ultimately‚ it is the job of the OD Consultant to ensure that both management and the employees are both on the same page heading in the same direction in order to reach the goals and objectives of the organization. The changing of the culture of an organization has both the pros and cons. Ultimately‚ it is the job of the OD Consultant to ensure that both management and the employees
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Analysis of Organizational Culture Dr. Meghan Griffin MAN 3240 V4: Organizational Behavior Onja T. Payne April 03‚ 2013 Analysis of Organizational Culture Introduction: Organizational culture is the foundation of any company. The culture is unique to all companies and is set by the founders of the organization. Organizational culture is defined as “a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations.” In many instances the
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