LEARNING ORGANIZATION According to Peter Senge (1990: 3) Learning organization are: “…organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire‚ where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured‚ where collective aspiration is set free‚ and where people are continually learning to see the whole together”. Senge argues that organizations should have the sort of culture which allows them to shape there own future to a far greater degree as been
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Organization structure Organization structure is the formal pattern of interactions and co-ordination designed by management to link the tasks of individuals and groups in achieving organizational goals Organization structure consists of four elements: ❖ The assignment of task and responsibilities that define the jobs of individuals and units. ❖ The clustering of individual positions into units and of units into departments and larger units to form an organizations hierarchy. ❖
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------------------------------------------------- Discuss whether an organization might be better considered as consisting of many sub-cultures which are conceptually different‚ rather than one ’major’ culture. * An introduction Culture‚ whether in some organization or society‚ is about people. People play a key role in culture. People create culture. And because people are individual units with different opinions‚ values‚ goals‚ attitudes‚ wants and needs but at the same time they
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Lecture 4 Organisational Culture and Change [Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter‚ 2012‚ Management‚ 11th Ed.‚ Pearson‚ Essex‚ England] 1. What is organizational culture? 2. Strong cultures 3. Where culture comes from and how it continues 4. How employees learn culture 5. How does culture affects managers 6. Changing organizational culture 7. Current issues in organizational culture Note: This topic represents the managers’ internal environment‚ thus‚ is a continuation of Lecture 3: The
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advantage based on exclusive access to advanced technology and a well trained workforce. (2) RELAVANCE IN TODAY’S ERA: Creativity has traditionally been viewed as the gift of a small number of talented people. The concept that groups and organizations can function creatively reflects the growing importance of creativity as a driver of innovation and organisational success As the global playing field becomes increasingly level‚ many business forecasters are predicting that workforce creativity
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one hears how collaborative an organization might be touting how it garners information up‚ down‚ and sideways before making an important organizational decision and then turn around and make a major policy change without input from those it affects the most. It is amazing this happens and the result is typically damage control to fix what went wrong. That wastes too much time. The reason to get input is to avoid conflict from both inside and outside the organization when a policy is implemented
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high change‚ an organic system is preferred. | In an environment of slow change‚ mechanical system is preferred. | Table: Difference between Organic and Mechanical Systems From the above table‚ distance on between organic systems and mechanical systems of performing development activities has been shown. Both are being followed subject to the variations in size. 7. ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ASSUMPTIONS: In 1969 Richard Beckhard one of the major researcher in the field of organization development
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Project: IT Organization XXX MGT 87515 – Information‚ Organization‚ & Strategy California Southern University Project: IT Organization According to Merriam-Webster (2013)‚ “information technology (IT) is the technology involving the development‚ maintenance‚ and use of computer systems‚ software‚ and networks for the processing and distribution of data.” Over the years‚ information technology has grown from the simple set up of large desktop monitors to new applications‚ methods of communication
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and eventually develop roles in the team. These teams can be intact work groups working for the same person‚ or can be from different functions or organizations. In these times of constant change‚ it is essential for teams and team members to understand their strengths and weaknesses. Effective teamwork can help a company deal with this ongoing change and can create an environment to find better ways to solve problems‚ resolve conflicts‚ and set goals‚ whether they be to provide the best possible
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The core idea behind "learning organization" is that organizations of all kinds will not survive‚ let alone thrive‚ if they do not acquire an ability to adapt continuously to an increasingly unpredictable future. Or in other words‚ in order to survive and succeed for businesses‚ it is essential to establish or build stronger relationships with customers‚ where there are rapidly changing‚ turbulent and/or highly competitive market. Through learning‚ organizations may be better equipped to meet
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