Organizational learning

Southeastern University Essay # 2 Organizational behavior is defined by business dictionary as actions and attitudes of individuals and groups towards one another and towards the organization as a whole, and its effect on the organization’s functioning and performance (Business Dictionary, 2017). For an organization to properly maintain operations at an effective level throughout their life span, it is essential for the organization to establish an organizational behavior that is beneficial and…

Organizational Leader’s Embedded Culture Analysis Introduction Undoubtedly, an organization’s current culture is influenced by its past leadership, but ultimately the most influential people are the current leaders. The evolution of an organization’s culture is sometimes hard to track, especially when the current leaders have been around for a long time. In such cases, it is very easy to see an organization’s current culture by simply paying attention to their leadership. Obviously,…

The organizational metaphor that best describe Newport News Shipbuilding is the flex and transformation metaphor. The organization is affected and changed because of the environment, whether internal or external. Though there may be change that occurs, the organization is able to self-organize, change, and self-renew to align with its original identity (Morgan, 2009). According to Morgan (2009), with change there is chaos because change naturally emerges out of chaos. As part of the changes that…

successful organization, and great leaders are generally known for their ability to adapt to difficult changes. Prof. John Kotter of Harvard University proposed a theory on why organizational transformation is so often prone to failure. In this paper, I will examine Kotter’s work and apply it to a specific situation in my organizational experience with IPFW’s student government association. By applying it to this situation, the strengths of Kotter’s principles can be easily identified. However,…

What is change? According to Schmidt and Brown, “ change is a process that creates an alteration in a person or the environment” (Schmidt & Brown, 2015). Change can be so challenging and painful. It is not easy to change something that has been practiced and done in a certain way for years. Changes in health care organization occur because problem or question is identified. Changes occur to improve patient care patient safety, or health care cost. Although, change can sometimes be stressful…

multiple times a month. It is the compelling quality of service that has the lines flowing outside their shops. Building a culture such as Chick-fil-A's, starts with the employees understanding the company's purpose. This paper will discuss the organizational culture and values of Chick-fil-A Inc to assess whether or not they support the company's Grand Strategy Matrix (GSM) of market development, product development, and…

Revitalizing the Organizational Culture at Camp Fire Camp Fire Sunshine Central Florida needs to revitalize its organizational culture in order to overcome financial and resource challenges presented by the current economic climate. Carmeli & Tishler (2004) describe organizational culture as an “intangible element” that has “an important role in creating an organization’s value.” (p. 1259) Jaskyte (2004) warns that nonprofits must “understand the cultures of their organization and seek to…

In this assignment, scholars are required to operate as the organizational change consultant who will define, justify and provide solutions to current problems within an organization. The consultant will apply organizational behavior theories to bring about positive resolutions as it relates to the organization’s difficulties and discuss how the theories might be useful in managing employee’s behavior to bring about effective and productive answers to these complexities. The aspects of systems…

Everyone has their own personality, behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and personal boundaries. That is why some people respond to conflict in a bad way. There is a better way to respond to conflict even in the hardest of times. Examples of how to respond to conflict in a good way are in these two selections. Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl and "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat." Simply being a more positive person can help someone respond better to conflict. The main reason why people respond to…

Organisation Theory Applied to Early Stage Startups An Analysis Using Chester Barnard’s ‘Functions of the Executive’ Sharada S., MPP 29/2014 Abstract This paper analyses administrative structures in startups through the contributions of Chester Barnard to the theory of organisation. Chester Barnard is credited with the for his landmark contributions to the theory of organisation through his book, ‘The Functions of the Executive’ wherein he aspired to contribute to a science of organisation.…