Sustainable Organizations: The Human Factor by Jeffrey Pfeffer Executive Overview Although most of the research and public pressure concerning sustainability has been focused on the effects of business and organizational activity on the physical environment‚ companies and their management practices profoundly affect the human and social environment as well. This article briefly reviews the literature on the direct and indirect effects of organizations and their decisions about people on human health
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Organization as structure vs organization as process Child J. (2005) has argued “Organization has structural‚ processual and boundary-defining facets.” (p.6) Organization as structure and organization as process are organizational choices‚ which are very distinct from each other. Organization as structure refers to ‘basic structure’ in which tasks and responsibilities are distributed among the work hierarchy. The organizational authority is at the same time centralized‚ delegated and standardized
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1.0. INTRODUCTION Human Resources Management is a strategic and coherent approach to the management of the organization’s most valued assets-the people working in it who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives (Michael Armstrong‚ 2006). Bratton and Gold (2007) defined Human Resources Management as a strategic approach to management relations which emphasizes that leveraging people’s capabilities are critical to achieving competitive advantage this being achieved
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Daniel Williams Diversity Organizations University of Phoenix Status of women throughout United States history For years throughout U.S. history women were not afforded the same rights that men were. Throughout history women were thought of being intellectually inferior to men and a source of evil and temptation (Women ’s International Center‚ 1994). In early America women were not allowed to vote or work outside of their home and were ridiculed when they did. It was the culture of early America
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Summary Individuals play an important role in the functioning of an organization‚ and people tend to identify themselves with the organization they are with. For management‚ one of the most common problems that arise are the difficulties between team members. Developing good interpersonal skills can elevate turnover and create an environment that will appeal to the organization’s top quality employees. This paper will explain what organizational behavior and culture are‚ the three-step process
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International organizations have been noted to be around since the mid- 19th century and such organizations do not operate for profit. An international organization is defined by the United Nations as an organization with an international membership‚ scope‚ or presence. The main objective of all the international organizations they say ‚have usually been welfare and the improvement of member countries through cooperation. Karns and Mingst identify the two main types of international organizations as IGOs
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established social structure‚ even when following the social structure violates personal morals. Milgram’s findings‚ as read in the article “If Hitler Asked You to Electrocute a Stranger‚ Would You?”‚ apply to the first case of a manager and her fiancé ordering a teenage girl to strip and her following their commands. Milgram’s data suggested that humans are obedient even to the extent of blindly following authority. His findings were demonstrated by his experimental subjects who continued to increase the
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studying culture. Rugman at al. (2006) for example suggest studying culture through the knowledge of its nature‚ elements and scope. The exact elements we take into account‚ as well as the field we explore‚ would however lead to different conclusions about its nature‚ or more specifically‚ the aspect of its nature that would better fit the concrete research in the wide range of social encounters‚ culture influences. This shows certain danger of engaging the analysis with the researcher’s own cultural and
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Groups in Organizations Phase 2IP Domingo M. Cisneros Colorado Technical University Online MGM335-1302A-02 Date 4/22/2013 Groups in Organizations What is meant by motivational theory? According to Joseph (2013)‚ the word motivation is described as the practice of persuading an individual to perform energetically in order to
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JOB ORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION Understanding the different jobs in an organization is essential. Each employee should render the maximum contribution he is capable of making. For him to be able to do so‚ the tasks must be divided into jobs that can be performed effectively and also provide a source of satisfaction to the persons who are assigned to them. The tasks establishing the duties and responsibilities and standards for each job within an organization‚ therefore‚ is a most important
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