this thesis is to investigate how the employees in a subsidiary of a successful company perceive their own organizational culture and its connection to the organizational culture of the foreign parent company. This is also our research question. The company we have chosen to perform a case study at is BMW Group Gothenburg‚ subsidiary to BMW AG Germany. Method: This is a qualitative study‚ and in order to investigate the attitudes of the employees we have performed interviews with employees of different
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Downsizing And Organizational Culture Thomas A. Hickok -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract In this article Hickok argues that‚ ultimately‚ the most prominent effects of downsizing will be in relation to culture change‚ not in relation to saved costs or short-term productivity gains. In particular‚ the author notes three observations in relation to the impact of downsizing on organizational culture. First‚ it clearly appears that power
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR MODULE 12 Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management Stage II Prepared By: S.S.Premerathne PQHRM 62/46 INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SRI LANKA 43‚ Vijaya Kumaratunga Mawatha‚ Colombo 05. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I dedicate this assignment to all the PQHRM lectures for their tireless effort in teaching us this vast subject and for trying to mould us into young Human Resource Personnel. CONTENTS QUESTION 1:
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Organizational Analysis T-Mobile UK Jose-Luis Andrade April 2010 1 Contents 1. Contextual Description…………………………………………………. 2. T-Mobile UK - Current Organization………………………………… 3. T-Mobile UK’s Performance and its Environment…………………. 4. Strategic Opportunities for Change…………………………………. 5. References………………………………………………………………. 6. Bibliography……………………………………………………………... Page 3 Page 5 Page 7 Page 9 Page 12 Page 12 2 1. Contextual Description. T-Mobile is a telecommunications‟ organization
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Organizational Change Dana Gibson 8642 W Golf Rd Apt 6 Des Plaines‚ IL 60016 847-687-8687 dgdrgibson@gmail.com GM591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Instructor R Salitore 12/11/2011 Introduction The organization that I will be completing my final project on is Aon Hewitt. Aon Hewitt is the leader in Human Resources Solutions such as consulting‚ benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing. Within the organization I am a Benefits Operations Manager‚ my role
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INTRODUCTION Culture is the way of life. Societal culture consists of the assumptions‚ beliefs and values acquired and held by the majority of people in a geographical area (Sinha 1991). The word culture derivative of Latin Word ‘Culture’ Steaming “COLERE” means to cultivate. Culture first appeared in the Oxford English dictionary around 1430 it meant “Cultivation” or “tending the soil” based on the Latin culture. In 19th century ‘Culture’ was associated with the phrase “high culture” meaning
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Organizational Change Organizational change is common when companies go through a transformation and need to either change business strategies or restructure the operation. Organizations are open systems that survive by maintaining good standing with the economic environment around them. By fundamentally changing the environment of a company‚ it means altering ways and means of production‚ downsizing‚ or even dropping dead weight as Ford did eliminating whole brands such as Mercury. In some cases
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Organizational Behavior and Communication COM/530 February 10‚ 2014 Brent Smith Organizational Behavior and Communication The American Red Cross has a strong vision and mission statement that shares the company’s core values and goals. These values and goals act as a foundation of guidelines for the group to adhere to and follow. The mission of the American Red Cross is to “prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity
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meaning of Learning organization and organizational learning. A framework of organizational learning and features of a learning organization within Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) will be represented and argued on how they should contrast to transform the bank by becoming a learning organization. Based on the appraisal‚ the bank must enable to promote itself by strategic ways through the six fundamental factors that are: focus‚ processes‚ measures‚ organizational culture‚ systems‚ strategic concept
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Examination Paper of Organizational Behaviour IIBM Institute of Business Management Subject Code-B-105 Examination Paper Organizational Behaviour Section A: Objective Type (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Notes type Questions. Answer all the questions. Part One carries 1 mark each & Part two carries 5 marks each. MM.100 Part one: Multiple choices: 1. It is the degree to which a person identifies with a particular organization and its goals‚ & wishes to maintain
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