Organizational studies

The fundamental element for any organization is its structure. When an organization lacks an efficient organizational structure, then disarray will be run rampant throughout the organization and the project’s initiated by the members lack adequate quality. KLRN demonstrates these symptoms from their lack of an official practicing organizational structure. The organization practices a lackadaisical procedure without any significant guidelines as to how the organization conducts meetings, projects…

Organizational culture is a very important part of any company. Organizational culture is how an organization is viewed externally by the public and internally by the leaders and employees. Organizational culture is defined as a system of shared norms, beliefs, values and assumptions which binds people together. (book, page 300) Physical as well as social aspects in an organization determine how well the company operates on a day to day basis. A strong well founded organizational culture can be…

Introduction The purpose of this essay is to define workforce diversity and explore the implications of its adoption on an organisations behaviour. Firstly, the subtle variations in diversity description and meaning will be explored. Secondly, the effects both positive and negative on the organisation and individuals will be investigated. Thirdly, effective workforce diversity implementation methods will be discussed along with benefits. Finally, a summary and recommendation will be provided.…

Introduction Categorising where Ster Kinekor is in the industry life cycle, it is first necessary to identify and describe what the industry life cycle is. The industry life cycle involves the changes that take place in the industry which contains the introduction phase, growth phase, maturity phase, decline and renewal phase. Identifying and understanding were the organisations is in industry life cycle is extremely essential as each phase involves opportunities and threats towards the…

Unit 5 Discussion 1. Describe the similarities and differences among generic strategies. Provide an example of an organization using a generic strategy. Michael Porter’s “Generic Strategies” can be offensive or defensive with respect to competitive forces. The Generic Strategies are cost leadership, differentiation, and focus. The first strategy, the cost leadership refers to the ways of gaining a competitive advantage over the rival company. When a company sets out to become a leader in…

In this essay, I will analyse the organisational structure and leadership strategies that Tooker implemented and how those decisions affected his position, his employees and the company as a whole. I will show the positive changes he was able to achieve during his years as CEO and what consequences his actions brought on him and his employees. I will critically analyse all the setbacks Tooker faced, the reason for their emergence and how he dealt with them. I will also provide a few…

CHANGE MANAGEMENT: Change must always be embraced by the top brass, in order to be wholeheartedly accepted and adopted by the lower echelon of the company. Moving forward, we believe that Kurt Lewin’s model of change management may be very relevant in addressing the cultural and leadership challenges at Ford, Toyota, and VW: In our analysis, this model is best exemplified by the following observations from the three manufacturers: • Employees at Ford were not ready for the changes proposed…

According to the writer Terry Powell, “Firing your CEO and shaking up the system in one swoop isn 't a great idea, but why not consider an alternative approach to your internal team?” I think it is essential that the staff are identified with organizational philosophy and strategies that the company wants to implement in its field of business. Thus, thanks to this identification, attitudes and behaviors taken by employees facilitate the achievement of…

The Four Stages of Business Growth Brian Weaver American Public University Businesses go through many different stages throughout their lifetime. Most importantly, businesses experience four stages of growth during their entire runs. Within the first stage of growth, “typically a business will have one owner who does everything from sales and bookkeeping to marketing and production” (McCubbrey, 2009). This is the very beginning when things are just getting started. In the second stage…

on the ongoing technologies in an organization. CIO’s bring out the leading technologies for producing efficient products and services for benefiting an organization and for its future growth. High growth CIO’s expend an extensive interval of organizational consequence. According to CIO innovation means achieving disparate thoughts to locate a specific need and then extract them into a triable program. CIO’s…