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In large organizations / they form horizontally and vertically, page 409
Where do subcultures develop; and how can they form?
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Changing culture
Synonym for managing culture
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Evolution is periods of steady growth while revolution refers to periods of internal turmoil
Difference between revolution and evolution?
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Reduction in the size of the organization through the reduction of the number of employees and organisational positions.
What is downsizing?
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Hagen Kruse
What is the full name of our tutor Organizational Structure?
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Ternimal values
The desired end-state or outcome that people try to attain is called ……. ?
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Instrumental values
Desired modes of behaviour; for example attitude towards work
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4 and Start up stage, Expansion stage, late expansion/early maturity stage, maturity/diversification stage
How many stages of growth did Hanks mentioned and list them?
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A self fulling prophecy, Groupthink, Management perceptions, Selective perception, The rigidity effect.
List the behavioural factors that are causing the organizational decline?
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Detailed focus, Authority focus, Normative focus, Variety focus
What are the 4 "information" perspectives in Organizational Structure?
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Enabling the organizations to survive in the environment they operate through a common set of values
what is the purpose of cultures and through what is tis been done?
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Intensely held, clearly ordered and widely shared core values, (religious organisations, Japanese firms)
What characterizes a strong culture? Give 2 examples!
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An average of 6 organizational levels, decentralized management, high formalization, greater horizontal specialization
What are the 3 characteristics of maturity/diversification stage in 4 stages of growth of Hanks?
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Centralization, Turnover, Loss of Slack, Loss of credibility
What are the dysfunctional consequences of organizational decline?
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Russia and Pacific
What is the largest country by area and largest ocean?
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core values / macro / top management
A dominant culture expresses the …………….. ……………….. that are shared by a majority of he organisations members. This is a : Micro-Macro-Medium-None view? Who is most closely associated with this kind of colture within the company?
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Selection processes, actions of top management, socialisation, use of appropriate rewards and punishment
What are the four forces that sustain a culture?
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Organizational decline is a long-lasting and ongoing decrease in the overall activity of the organization. Five stages are: Blinded decline ( seeking good information), Inaction ( taking prompt actions) , Faulty action (acceptable performance), Crisis ( effective reorganization), dissolution ( decline is irreversible).
What is the definition of Organizational decline, list 2 stages of it and how can the problems of 2 of those be overcome?
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Creativity, Direction, Delegation, Coordination, Collaboration
What are the five phases of evolutionary phase/growth in Larry Greiner’s Theory?
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There are fifty states in the U.S.
How many States are there in the U.S.
35, 52, 61 or 50 |
Explained in the class
Make pairs for the following
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Explained in the class
Give an example for each factor that influences cultural change:
Dramatic crisis Life-cycle stage Size of the organisation Strength oft he current culture |
Events which occur in the firm's environment and firms have little control over it. ( Mature markets, Technological obsolescence, Loss of Market share, Globalization, Institutional rigidities, Population ecology, population density)
Define environmental cause and list 3 of them:
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At start up stage organizations are young and small, they have a simple structure and high centralization and very low horizontal differentiation. However, at the expansion stage, organizations are oriented strongly towards research and development. It is characterized by high rates of sales, employment growth, high centralized decision making and higher formalisation in comparison to the start up stage.
What is the difference between start up stage and expansion stage, explain,
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Compliment our presentation and we have to like it! At least 30 seconds.
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