Organizational Culture Kelli Beuzard MGMT 312 H1FF-F12 Professor Jason Norton November 27‚ 2012 American Electric Power (AEP)‚ founded in 1906 as the American Gas & Electric Company (Business Insights: Essentials‚ 2012). The organization was created when the structure of the electric utility industry in the United States was changing from small‚ individually owned generator plants to consolidated single systems that served a large area (Business Insights: Essentials‚ 2012). Today AEP
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shared experiences and personal and professional commitment to military values and mission preserve the military organizational culture. Military organizational culture is more than a commitment. Military organizational culture is a way of life for all who dedicate their lives to honor and defend this nation against all enemies‚ foreign and
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How Culture Affects Productivity Organizational culture and productivity are closely related. Simply stated‚ productivity is the art of getting the company ’ ’s products and/or services to the customer at the lowest possible cost. But it is more than that - it is related to quality‚ to customer needs and to labour relations. In other words‚ productivity and good management are inseparable. Productivity is a result of motivation‚ and motivation thrives in a good climate. If management is to transform
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Management December‚ 2008 Organizational Culture and Its Themes Shili Sun School of Foreign Languages‚ Ludong University No.186 Hongqi Middle Road‚ Zhifu District‚ Yantai 264025‚ Shandong Province‚ China Tel: 86-535-668-1098 Abstract E-mail: shilisun@hotmail.com As one of the key ‘stable factors’‚ culture within an organization is playing a critical role in the organization’s everyday operations. Although the culture literature has at times focused on the culture of an organization as shared
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Walt Disney Company Organizational Behavior and Communication Chantelle Morris COM/530 05/11/2015 Mr. Byron Johnson Introduction The Walt Disney Company‚ founded by Walt Disney himself‚ was built upon the values of hard work‚ team work‚ and good fun for all (Daniel‚ 2002). Walt Disney ’s main focus was to create an experience that people would remember for the rest of their lives (Kelly‚ 2007). However‚ the Walt Disney Company often struggled to keep its espoused values in line with its enacted
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------------------------------------------------- PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 3: ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURES 1. HOW CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS AFFECT ORGANIZATIONS * Environmental change: The rate at which a company’s general and specific environment changes * Stable environments: the rate of environmental change is slow * Dynamic environments: the rate of environmental change is fast * Punctuated equilibrium
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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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Homework Chapter 12 Open-Ended Questions 1. Describe how MinuteClinic puts the following promotion strategies to work for them: stressing tangible cues‚ using personal information sources‚ creating a strong organizational image‚ and engaging in post-purchase communication. What else could they try? MinuteClinic has managed to implement a variety of promotional strategies along time. Within the tangible cues we can find the physical evidence of the service such as the team of experts who are
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Adaptive Organizational Cultures When the organizational culture fits with the demands on it‚ it is more likely to be effective. When demands change‚ a strong culture may find it difficult to change itself to match the changes in its markets‚ its suppliers‚ technological developments‚ the economy‚ governments‚ and available personnel. Old commitments‚ values‚ traditions‚ regulations‚ and rites may get in the way of flexible demands on the organization for new solutions. Xerox pioneered the development
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learning organization is to assess whether the company is in need of a short-term fix or whether it is more focused on long-term results. Organizational learning is a long-term activity that will build competitive advantage over time and requires sustained management attention‚ commitment‚ and effort. Learning organizations maximize their competitive positions during strong economic times and they prudently train their employees and prepare for change even in turbulent times. As a result‚ learning organizations
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