What were the challenges that Shikhar Ghosh faced when he joined Appex? Do you agree with Ghosh’s assessment upon joining Appex that the firm needed was control and structure? What is functional structure? What were the strengths and weaknesses of functional structure? How well did the product and business team structure address the problems with functional structure? What do you think about the changes to a divisional structure? What are its relative advantages and disadvantages compared to
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As an Acting Administrative Officer for Surgery‚ I have developed and executed the value stream analysis for the utilization‚ productivity and efficiency of the existing operating room within the medical center. This VSA was completed in conjunction with the construction of a new wing for three operating rooms. Assisted in the evaluation and completed over 60 surgeons pay compensation to ensure recruitment and retention. • Conducted a background review of the activity and of the characteristics
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WHAT MAKES OD‚ OD? * Dr. David W. Jamieson Organization development (OD) is more than 50 years old. In response to prevailing organizational values-in-operation that were partially a function of the times‚ OD offered a more holistic view of people and organizations‚ with an emphasis on humanistic and democratic values‚ and the belief that this different perspective was not only better for people‚ but also for organization performance. Prior to World War II‚ organizations typically operated
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Definition of od interventions: An OD intervention can be defined as “the set of structured activities in which selected organization units engage with a task or a sequence of tasks where the task goals are related directly or indirectly to organizational improvement ” “A set of sequenced and planned actions or events intended to help the organisation increase its effectiveness”. In an od intervention the entire process of diagnosis‚ alternative generation and making action choices are jointly
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Organization Development Organization development (OD) is a new term which means a conceptual‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. Warren Bennis has referred to OD as a response to change‚ a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and structure of an organization so that it can better adapt to new technologies‚ markets‚ challenges‚ and the dizzying rate of change itself. OD is neither "anything done to better an organization"
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today’s business world‚ organizations need to implement effective OD interventions aimed at improving performance at organizational‚ group and individual levels. OD interventions involve respect for people‚ a climate of trust and support‚ shared power‚ open confrontation of issues‚ and the active participation of stakeholders. OD interventions are broader in scope‚ usually affecting the whole organization (socio-technical systems). OD interventions are sponsored by the CEO and supported and “owned”
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Jet Streams Jet streams are strong westerly winds that blow in a narrow band in Earth ’s upper atmosphere at the same altitudes at which airplanes fly. They form because of temperature variations between the poles and equator. There are two occurrences that results in the Jet Streams. The first occurrence would be when hot air rises from the tropics towards the North and South Poles subsequently the second occurrence is as the hot air is moving to the north and south poles from the tropics‚ the
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OD and Change The Message Is Clear - Change Or Disappear “There’s no off season anymore” - Nolan Ryan “You miss 100% of the shots you never take” - Wayne Gretsky “Somebody has to do something‚ and its just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.” - Jerry Garcia‚ the Grateful Dead CHANGE - AN ONGOING PROCESS Companies no longer have a choice‚ they must change to survive. Unfortunately‚ people tend to resist change. It is not easy to change an organization‚ let alone an individual. This
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Stream of consciousness is a special mode of narration that undertakes to capture the full spectrum and the continuous flow of a character’s mental process‚ where sense perception mingle with conscious and half-conscious thoughts and memories‚ experiences‚ feelings and random associates. In literature‚ technique that records the multifarious thoughts and feelings of a character without regard to logical argument or narrative sequence. It is a narrative method where a writer describes the unspoken
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Passive Income Streams We work to make ends meet‚ whether you are employed or you work in your own business‚ we all engage in one activity or another‚ actively so as to make some money at the end of the day or the year. This form of active income can be demanding and tedious and we have to work to make money‚ however‚ we can also go into passive income‚ making money in a passive manner‚ in that we do not have to be actively involved everyday but we still make money. It is important to note that
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