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Views of management
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1. Omnipotent
2. symbolic |
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Omnipotent view
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managers are directly responsible for an organizations success or failure.
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Symbolic View
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1.External forces are directly responsible for an organization's success or failure.
2. Managers have little to do with the outcome. |
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Current dominant assumption in management theory
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An emphasis on the view that managers are omnipotent.
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Organizational culture is concerned with
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How members perceive the organization, not whether they like the organization.
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Strong Cultures
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Have a greater influence on employees than do weak cultures.
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The most significant ways through which corporate cultures are transmitted to employees...
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Stories, rituals, symbols, and language
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Microsoft used terms such as
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1. Work judo, eating you own dog food
2. Flat food are using 3. Organizational culture |
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The original source of an organization’s
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Reflects the vision or mission of the organization’s founder
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The link between organizational values
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fairly straight forward
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An organization’s culture Affects manager by
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establishing what is appropriate and expected behavior
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In learning an organization’s specific language
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Members are displaying their willingness to help preserve the culture of the organization
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A company that primarily values A strong sense of purpose through meaningful work is a
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spiritual organization culture
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Workplace spirituality has become important In the contemporary workplace because
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it helps to restore a sense of community.
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The main forces which make up an organization’s Specific environment are:
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Customers, suppliers, Pressure groups
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Sociocultural conditions consist of
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Changing expectations and values within society
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Stakeholders are defined as
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Any constituencies in an organizations external environment that are affected by the organization’s decisions and actions.
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