Reading Worksheet William Cronon‚ Changes in the Land History 2110 Indians 1. How did the Indians occupy the land? The northern Indians occupied the land much differently from those who lived in the south. The land was drier in the north‚ and the soil not as fertile‚ so agriculture was not a main source of subsistence. All Indians relied greatly on mobility throughout the seasons for survival. Those in the south were able to stay in one place for longer however because of the fertility
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1.1 INTRODUCTION: What is change? A systematic approach to dealing with change‚ both from the perspective of an organization and on the individual level proactively addressing adapting to change‚ controlling change‚ and effecting change. -Case Western Reserve University. “Change" is: * to give a different position‚ course‚ or direction. * to make a shift from one to another. * to undergo a modification. * to
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"Change is inevitable. Change is constant” -- Benjamin Disraeli The world we live in is full of uncertainties‚ the only certain is change. Change in simple words is to make something different from what it is. The very existence of our society can be attributed to an unwitting caveman who discovered fire and changed the way we ate. The discovery of the wheel changed the way we thought; the invention of electricity changed our lifestyle completely. Throughout the ages we have seen men trying
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Cultural Uniformity versus Heterogeneity. Cultures differ from organization to another depending upon the leaders of the organization on how they shape organizational culture. It is merely dependant on the core business of the organization and vital values that needs to be embedded in an organization. They are many organizations who adopt uniformity in their organization cultures whereas others they adopt heterogeneity prospective in their organization culture. Nowadays many organizations prefer to
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Organizational Culture Outline Organizational Culture Dominant culture vs. Subcultures Strong vs. Weak Cultures Functions and Dysfunctions Changing Culture Member resistance Organization Development (OD) Organizational Culture A common perception held by the organization’s members Distinguishes the organization from other organizations Something implicit A system of shared meaning Not something that is written Set of key characteristics that the people in the organization value
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appear to be a static culture‚ never changing. This is just an illusion. The Amish are a self-motivated culture which is‚ through market forces and other means‚ continually interacting with the enormously tempting culture of America. The Amish have not only survived as a gemeinschaft type of society‚ but has grown and flourished while surrounded by a culture that would seem to be so detrimental to its basic ideals. The Amish‚ through population growth‚ resistance to outside culture‚ compromise‚ and a
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Strong/weak cultures Strong culture is said to exist where staff respond to stimulus because of their alignment to organizational values. In such environments‚ strong cultures help firms operate like well-oiled machines‚ engaging in outstanding execution with only minor adjustments to existing procedures as needed. Conversely‚ there is weak culture where there is little alignment with organizational values‚ and control must be exercised through extensive procedures and bureaucracy. Research shows
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Briefly explain the change management initiative. Change management initiative is a logical method of an organization transformation process—based on qualitative and quantitative information—from key stakeholders perspective. When an organization is experiencing a change process‚ it goes through several phases: acceptance‚ acclimation and commitment. From this change process‚ Palmer‚ Dunford and Akins discuss in Managing Organization Change the six different images of managing change. These images
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Summer Reading Essay: Culture Culture‚ it represents a place and its different types of people that live there. This great varied term can be expressed in many lots of ways. There many definitions to the word culture. One of the definitions we use today is basically what makes up a civilization. A British anthropologist named Sir Edward Burnett defined culture into different categories‚ not just race or ethnicity‚ which is a common way of people determining ones culture. Different behavioral patterns
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INTRODUCTION Innovation is defined as changing any idea‚ product or service into something which resulted in positive changes which improves life‚ while adding value and sustainability which relate to the necessity in providing quality of care in the society which is the goal of all healthcare industries (Rackley 2012). The Singapore Nursing Board in which the standards of practice and where regulations are made to maintain the nursing standards in Singapore also encourages nurses to participate
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