Organizational Adaptation: Choice vs. Determinism By L.G. Hrebiniak & W.F. Joyce; summarized by Tristan Latour Introduction There were two views concerning organizational adaptation: * It’s a process reflecting choice and selection * It’s a necessary reaction to peremptory environmental forces/conditions (Note: in this paper‚ adaptation is interpreted as simply “change”‚ including both proactive & reactive behavior) This paper: 1) Choice and determinism are not two opposite ends
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structures. It is not a discipline that has more practical relevance in one sector than in another: the methods and approaches of the discipline are being applied in business and government alike. Because of increasingly dynamic environments‚ organizations are continually confronted with the need to implement changes in strategy‚ structure‚ process‚ and culture. Many factors contribute to the effectiveness with which such organizational changes are implemented. Whether the change processes are essentially
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Customer Service Unit one: Understanding the organisation Public Sector organisation - Public sector organisations deliver services to the public‚ examples include the NHS‚ local authorities‚ local council-run libaries‚ schools controlled by local authorities‚ and care homes. Commercial Sector organisation - A commercial organisation usually operates for the purpose of creating a profit from the sale of products and/or service. Third Sector organisation - Third sector organisations
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UNIT 3 RESISTANCE TO CHANGE An important element of any change initiative which is resistance to change LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define resistance to change. 2. Explain the life cycle of resistance to change. 3. Discuss the causes of resistance. 4. Describe the strategies to manage resistance. * WHAT IS RESISTANCE TO CHANGE? Change creates anxiety‚ uncertainty and stress‚ even for those managing change Seldom are there any guarantees that the new approach will work - will deliver the
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channels. Formal Communication in the Workplace Formal communication is organized and managed information that is shared with relevant individuals in order to secure coordinated action throughout the organization. Formal communication channels are based on an individual’s role in the organization and distributed in an organized way according to the established chain in organizational charts. Typically‚ formal communication flows “downward” from executives to directors to managers to staff regarding
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Essential Attributes A learning organization is the term given to a company that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself. Learning organizations develop as a result of the pressures facing modern organizations and enable them to remain competitive in the business environment. Such an organization acquires knowledge and innovates fast enough to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Learning organizations: • Create a culture that encourages
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MGMT243 Human Resource Management: Change in Humans and Organizations Lecture 2: Current Organizational Challenges - Global and Constant Change Required readings for this week can be found in the READINGS-2 folder. Read pp. 1-7 of the following article: Pryor‚ M. G.‚ Taneja‚ S.‚ Humphreys‚ J.‚ Anderson‚ D.‚ & Singleton‚ L. (2008). Challenges facing change management theories and research. Delhi Business Review‚ 9(1)‚ 1-20. Hello! Welcome to Lecture 2 of MGMT243. This week our lecture‚ reading
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When talking about organizations most people thinks they are fully aware of the subject matter‚ but lack the in depth knowledge of the topic. As future business leaders it’s important to fully understand things like‚ what is an organization? Why must I understand the purposes of organizations? Or why is it important for a business student to learn about organizations? These questions are more complex than they appear‚ and being ignorant of the subject matter not only affects you but those under you
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Organization Technology and Organization Structure Lawrence B. Mohr This research paper examines the technology-structure dependence. Both subjective and objective data were used to explore the degree of relationship between the organizational technology and organizational structure. The analysis of various therories and the data given concludes that technology may be related to structure but not substantially. It is also unwise a priori to expect spans of control
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This essay examine modern and symbolic-interpretive perspectives in which enables the understanding of power and the limits in organizations. Approaches such as organization structure‚ organization culture‚ research and methodology in each of the perspective are used to discuss in this essay. In bureaucratic organizations personal power is linked to authority with authority being the legitimate power that adheres to roles. Organizational roles provide actors with moral constructs for the enactment
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