EDUC8884: ORGANISATION THEORY IN EDUCATION Assignment 1- UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS (LITERATURE REVIEW) INTRODUCTION Organisations‚ which have been developed over decades‚ embrace dynamic and complex elements and structures. Working in organisations requires leaders‚ managers and staff members to pay attention to these features in order to understand the organizational life and the way it works. In this paper‚ a review of the literature related to understanding organisations will be presented
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| MMM262 | | UNDERSTANDINGORGANIZATIONSTRIMESTER 2 2012 | [assignment 1 – decision analysis]Ford Australia’s decision to cut 440 Jobs – July 2012 | AUTHOR: | | SHAUN VICTOR PICKERING | | Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 PART 1 - Modernist Analysis 3 1.1 Environment 4 1.2 Social Structure 6 1.3 Technology 8 1.4 Culture 9 PART 2 - Symbolic Interpretive Critique 11 2.1 Environment 11 2.2 Social Structure 12 2.3 Technology 13 2.4 Culture 14 PART 3 - Postmodern
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A new manager is starting in the organisation shortly. You have been asked to provide a written briefing note for this new-starter so that they can gain some understanding of the organisation in preparation for their start. Manager’s Briefing Note A list of what the organisation produces or the services that it offers to its customers: Nova Training provides high quality Education‚ Training & Apprenticeships opportunities. Our Apprenticeships and Study Programme is delivered from one of
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well as identify changes in the business environment over the years and how this has affected the pub chain Wetherspoons. I will look into things such as the competative and external environment whilst finding key factors which are affecting the organisation. Meanwhile the company’s competitive strategies will be investigated. 2. PEST – External Environment I have been told to analyse the external environment and from this identify the key factors which are affecting Wetherspoons‚ the majority
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Judge‚ 2010). According to Financial Times Mastering Management (1997) “Organisational behaviour is one of the most complex and perhaps least understood academic elements of modern general management‚ but since it concerns the behaviour of people within organisations it is also the most central... its concern with individual and group patterns of behaviour makes it an essential element in dealing with the complex behavioural issues thrown up in the modern business world.” This paper focuses on two
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Word Count: 2987 ‘The employment relationship has fundamentally changed in the last quarter-century‚ thus creating significant challenges for managers in today’s organisations’ Critically analyse the validity of this statement. In your answer refer to issues/theory discussed in class. Introduction The employment relationship is a complex and compelling area of study which involves "the interaction of employers‚ employees‚ trade unions and the government on a regular basis". (Gunnigle et al 2011)
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To achieve a pass grade you must show you can: P1. Describe the main job roles and functions in an organisation. [IE] P2. Identify different organisational structures used within business organisations. [IE] P3. Produce a basic job description and person specification for a job. P4. Complete an application and interview for a specific job. [RL] P5. Match current knowledge and skills to possible job opportunities using appropriate sources of information and advice. [RL] P6. Produce a personal
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as online recruitment or internet recruiting‚ refers to the process of advertising job vacancies online and formal sourcing of information about jobs online (Galanaki‚ 2002). Whist e- recruitment is considered a relatively new concept for many organisations‚ articles on the topic first started appearing in the mid-1980s (Casper‚ 1985). However‚ it wasn’t until almost a decade later in the mid-1990s that more systematic and rigorous literature and research on e-recruitment began to appear in human
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PEOPLE IN ORGANISATIONS Level 7 I. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 1.1. The meaning of organizational behaviour We live in an organizational world. Organizations of one form or another are a necessary part of our society and serve many important needs. The decisions and actions of management in organizations have an increasing impact on individuals‚ other organizations and the community. It is important‚ therefore‚ to understand how organizations function and the influences which they
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Understanding Organising Culture within an organisation holds the key towards its success. The culture within an organisation determines its working and gives a view point towards its future prospects whether the company is heading towards its goal or not. Organisational culture can be diagnosed effectively and understanding the schema of culture types in the organisation would explain many otherwise unexplained organisational members behavioural patterns. In simple words culture within an organisation
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