Organizational learning

5). Halliburton’s business strategy is to promote diversity internally and among its suppliers. This mutual benefit to both Halliburton and it customers contributes to its success in a competitive environment. Halliburton’s culture is thrives on using innovation through mergers and acquisitions. According to World Oil 2006, Enventure Global Technology, a subsidiary of Halliburton, acquired Triad Pipe and Steel Company. The acquisition of Enventure gave Halliburton leverage in supplying…

The foundations to organize company’s personnel are different between the public and the private sectors. These may also be different from one country to another or from one company to another according to the organization, the context of evolution and its environment. And from these foundations and values that are shared by all staff, a corporate culture is set. The corporate culture is a key variable to explain the daily life and strategic choices made by a social group. The corporate…

is the question at hand. In Peter Blau’s case, the size does increase the complexity of a firm. However, due to this connection, economies of scale will not be automatic (Tolbert & Hall, 2009, p. 46). In fact, his contributions to the theory of organizational structure is that as the organization grows, a need for specialized individuals is noted, hence, giving rise to greater complexity as well as the need to span managerial control (Tolbert & Hall, 2009, p. 46). In a small organization, there…

Lincoln electric company 's culture is based on openess and trust, shared control and egalitatmrianism. However the company also has subcultures which are people-oriented ,outcome oriented, role modeling, customer service, and reward systems.These culture as well as the influence (beliefs,views towards employees) of the founder J. Lincoln is what contributes to the company 's sucess. Production workers receive merit pay, they are paid according to how many units they produce instead of hourly…

Every organization consist of people and the stakeholders of the company that will set the tone. Within each company there are those that will play out the management functions and those that will perform the functions. Employees can be considered the backbone of the company and either can make or break the company’s success. Organization behavior “is the field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of…

different meanings to various organizations and people. Having a lack of clarity and understanding of the term has made employers fail to meet their short- and long-terms goals. Besides, this has hindered employees from being satisfied in their organizational roles and careers. According to top management officials in organizations, performance is defined by metrics that is reported to the shareholders of public companies. In other instances, it is easily calculated using things such as earnings…

Hiring and Training practices: The quality of human resources who are knowledgeable, creative and brings operational excellence is an essential ingredient for a successful strategy execution. Target Corporation needs to look for a key quality and specific skill set from a potential employee. The specifics are friendly, can-do, and a cheerful attitude that is a must for employees whose key responsibilities include delivering great customer service going above and beyond what Target calls as…

allotted. All potential new hires are screened by human resources and an executive committee prior to giving a direct report manager the final ruling. Another distinctive aspect of the managerial hierarchy at Lincoln is the lack of a formal organizational chart. This allows for a dynamically fluid approach to leveraging the best resource to attack a problem. Upper-level management is able to keep their finger on the pulse of day to day operations by never permitting greater than two to three…

A benefit of organizational realities is, when appropriately applied, the organization can run more efficiently. As in this case, the new director’s reality should help employees to feel less burdened at work. This discussion supports the thesis “Implementing a comprehensive…

will directly effective them. Lastly, Mayo suggests a way to make employees feel valued is providing employees with a method to provide feedback about company and management periodically. Presenting the cost analysis and using components of the Organizational Economics Theory: Transaction Approach by Oliver Williamson provides senior level manages with opportunity to see the effects of high turn over rates within the company. This will yield a more open-minded approaches when Elton Mayo’s Human…