Category: Organization

An organization can accurately identify the elements of its own culture by first examining what is learned. According to Hofstede, Hofstede, and Minkov (2010), culture consists of mental programs learned throughout life or a given amount of time. Whatever employees learn from the minute they enter the organization creates a mental program or a culture…

It is already been a common practice that individuals who share the same beliefs, ideas and visions form a group in order to share also to the public what they are capable of doing. In the organization, sharing is as important as satisfying customers. However, not only these two are important but also the values…

Organizational development approach requires corporations to solve problems by revising existing system and company policies to bring in positive changes. In the DuPont story, the author is surprised to see the changes that have taken place in the plant since his last tour. As Organizational development strategy is to transform the beliefs and behavior of…

Power and politics are both essential in managing any type of organization. Without these two, management and control of individuals within an organization are not possible. This is true because all organizations consist of different groups and alliances competing for the use of limited resources. Power refers to the ability of an individual or group…

In the process of effecting the proposed organizational changes, the company will most probably face certain challenges that may hinder the effectiveness of the implementation process. Organizational culture is one such potential obstacle that can make implementation of proposed action plans to be difficult or almost impossible. In order to ensure effective implementation of the…

A total revamp or turnaround in the way one would think or normally believe in, thus ushering an atmosphere of change in an otherwise thought of impossible scenario. For e. g. , JIT- just in time, is a lean concept that regards inventory as a liability and not as an asset. ‘Paradigm Shift’ as a…

Many regard David Boje (2004) as the leading postmodern thinker in management theory. His book on Narrative Methods for Organizational & Communication Research underscores the method of storytelling as against the organizational theory of modern times. His concepts present the concept of narrative that contests the usual totalizing and linear approaches often used in organizations…

Introduction Associate responsibilities and time lines with each objective responsibility are assigned, including for implementation of the plan, and for achieving various goals and objectives. Ideally, deadlines are set for meeting each responsibility. The purpose of a plan is to address a current problem or pursue a development goal. It seems simplistic to assert that…

Workplace gossip can have lasting effects and impressions. The workers and employees are best advised to abstain from it so that these gossip conversations do not have lasting effects in the long term. Workplace gossips can turn pretty ugly at times since the informal ‘grapevine’ network present within an organization spreads very quickly and no…

The promotion of liberal policies in the effort of addressing the problems of those poor in ghetto by integration and race-neutral approach should be championed by the states at all levels of governance but welfare organizations should be empowered to take a bigger stake. According to Buron (2004) housing policies review like Hopes I- VI…