Organizational Development (BGB4063) Individual Assignment (30%) Instructions: Answer All Questions. Dateline 25th November 2013 1. Define OD and differentiate OD from other change programs. (5 marks) Organization Development or OD is a planned process of change in the organization’s culture that requires a long-range effort and programs that is aimed at improving the organization’s ability to survive and sustain with new challenges that may arise. OD also changes the problem
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to which tasks in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs. 3. By the late 1940s most manufacturing jobs in industrialized countries were being done with high work specialization. a) Management saw this as a means to make the most efficient use of employees’ skills. b) Employee skills at performing a task successfully increase through repetition. c) Training for specialization is more efficient from the organization’s perspective. It is easier
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JFT2 Task 1 A1 The two motivational theories the board members Bill Bailey and Scott Parker should employ to motivate and support or oppose the merger between the Utah Symphony and the Utah Opera are McClelland’s Need Theory and Adam’s Equity Theory. Bill Bailey the highest ranking officer as chairman of the Utah Opera board is tasked with conducting business in an orderly fashion. As chairman‚ it is Bill’s job to lead the other board members from varying points of view or decisions to making
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Organizational Effectiveness Paper CJA/474 May 11‚ 2015 Organizational Effectiveness Paper Introduction Organizations are social units that are deliberately formed in order to reach specific goals. These social groups include schools‚ business corporations‚ military units‚ and police departments. Organizations are characterized by their goals‚ authority‚ communication responsibilities‚ their set of rules and norms and the presence of one or more authority members that control the organization
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Organizational Focus and Goals Sharron Jones HRM/326 April 22‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Organizational Focus and Goals Wal-mart one of America’s largest retailers celebrated its 50-th anniversary of partnerships‚ and service to its customers‚ and local communities during 2012 (Wal-mart Stores Incorporated‚ 2012). Since‚ the early 1960’s Wal-marts engaged various strategies that ensured success through seizing the competitive advantage‚ and dictating corporate philanthropy. Throughout 2013‚ Wal-mart’s
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Organizational Communication Organizational Communication is probably the most important type of interpersonal communication a person has to perform in his or her adult life. Communicating with others in the work environment is a process that can not be looked at as a small one‚ but as a very complex and of utmost significance to a person’s life as a whole. We all know communication is a key factor in everyone’s life‚ and communicating in the work place is just a larger key for cultural expectance
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Organizational Behavior and Communication Sarah Marris COM530 November 7‚ 2011 Aileen Smith Organizational Behavior and Communication The Starbucks Corporations is one of many striving goals and community oriented values. Their main philosophy is all about being involved in the community. According to Starbucks (2011) their mission statement is‚ “To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one person‚ one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” They have scheduled an attainable vision that
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Definition of Organizational Behavior * As stated by Keith Davis‚ organizational behavior is the study and application of knowledge about how people act within an organization. 2. Historical Development of Organizational Behavior 3. Contributions of the following: • Robert Owen * A Welsh factory owner who was the first to recognize the human needs of employees in the year 1800. He was called as the “Father of Personnel Administration” because of introducing many changes towards the
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The Functional -Structural Approach has dominated organizational studies. Describe and discuss the paradigm fully and assess the challenge posed to it by Postmodernism. Introduction Functional approach is considered the second very essential paradigm in psychology. Functional structural approach in psychology deals with cognitive processes that incorporate consciousness (Burrell and Gareth‚ 41). William James the father of functional approach came up to this paradigm from a viewpoint
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Organizational structure is the way a business organizes their companies and employees so work and goals can be accomplished on a short and long term basis. They are determined and influenced by certain functions within the organization. These functions include marketing‚ finance‚ human resources‚ and operations. Also to determine the design of the structure for the organization your look at the geographic‚ customer-base‚ products and services offered‚ separate departments‚ and more. In this paper
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