Student : Jodie Ann Auld Student Number : S0237988 Course : HRMT11010 Date : 30 April 2013 Version Number : 1 “Political Activity is alive and well in organisations. Critically discuss this statement. What factors result in Organisational Politics and what is the role of such behaviour on other people at work?” Political Activity is alive and well in organisations – one of the biggest killers of productivity is not a lack of innovation‚ productive systems or visionary thinking
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Armenakis‚ A.‚ & Bedeian‚ A. (1999)‚ "Organisational change: a review of theory and research in the 1990s"‚ Journal of Management‚ Vol Armenakis‚ A. A.‚ Harris‚ S. G. and Mossholder‚ K. W. (1993)‚ "Creating readiness for organizational change"‚ Human Relations‚ Vol Armstrong-Stassen‚ M. (1997‚ August)‚ "The reactions of older female civil service employees to organizational downsizing"‚ Paper presented at the annual Armstrong-Stassen‚ M. (1998)‚ "The effect of gender and organizational level on how
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BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION NAME : FIDELIS NYAMAZANA REG NUMBER : B0923867 PROGRAMME : BBS HUMAN RESOURCES COURSE : ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR COURSE CODE : BS 432 YEAR : PART 4 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONFLICT IS AN INEVITABLE ASPECT OF INDUSTRIAL OR ORGANISATIONAL LIFE DISCUSS? {25marks} The proceeding text tries to discuss how inevitable conflict is to organizational life. The factors of concern includes limited resources‚ unmet expectations‚ unreasonable or
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MGT210 - Organisational Behaviour Assessment 1B Written Account of Organisational Observation Submitted By: Ambarish Bilas Pant Student ID: 11487208 Date: 30th August 2013 Jacksons on George (JOG) is one of the most exciting and vibrant bar at the gateway of The Rocks and Circular Quay. It features five bars across four levels and exceptional food‚ wine‚ beer and delicious cocktails. It opens around the clock‚ seven days a week. The exceptional food offered in the menu is a tasty
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The Influence of Corporate Culture on Organisational Change of First National Bank of Namibia Evelyn Chiloane-Tsoka University of South Africa‚ South Africa Keywords Culture‚ change‚ corporate culture‚ organisational culture‚ organisational change‚ organisational members‚ resistancee to change‚ change management‚ staff members‚ FNB Namibia‚ bank. Abstract Change is invariable and continuous‚ and has become inevitable in almost every sphere of business. The FNB Namibia operates in a highly
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DOWNSIZING – AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE THAT SEEKS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE? Personnel restructuring‚ right sizing‚ reductions in force or the most common term used; downsizing‚ is defined by Budros (1999 : 70) as “An organization’s conscious use of permanent personnel reductions in an attempt to improve its efficiency and/or effectiveness”1 Downsizing has occurred throughout the industrialized world (Ryan & Macky‚ 1998)2‚ affected blue and white collar workers (Littler
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COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MAURITIUS REPORT October 2009 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary [1/14] In view of improving the overall governance in Mauritius‚ the NCCG has as its main aim to identify the key weaknesses and discrepancies in the governance of companies in Mauritius. In this regard‚ BDO De Chazal Du Mée and DCDM Marketing Research have been commissioned to conduct a survey on the state of compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance in Mauritius. The research
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Goh‚ S. C. (1998). Toward a Learning Organization: The Strategic Building Blocks. Advanced Management Journal‚ 63(2)‚ 15-22. This article proposes that there are five strategic building blocks and two supporting foundations in order to build a learning organization. The five building blocks----mission and vision‚ leadership‚ experimentation‚ transfer of knowledge‚ and teamwork and cooperation‚ are summarized from literature. Also‚ the author believes that these building blocks require two major
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1.0 Introduction The aim of this report is to analyse two companies who have significantly different organisational structures. It will analyse the relationship between an organisations structure and culture and the effects on the business performance. Also the factors which influence an individual’s behaviour at work will be looked into. The two companies that will be focused on are: 1.1 British Telecom (BT) BT is a leading communications solutions provider serving customers throughout the
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–156 A study of the relationship between corporate governance structures and the extent of voluntary disclosure Simon S.M. Ho*‚ Kar Shun Wong School of Accountancy‚ The Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ Shatin‚ N.T.‚ Hong Kong Abstract The primary objective of this study is to test a theoretical framework relating four major corporate governance attributes with the extent of voluntary disclosure provided by listed firms in Hong Kong. These corporate governance attributes are the proportion of independent
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