...Assessment Task 2 : Group Report Organisational Culture Prepared for: Prepared by: Han Qiyong Jimmy Jin Jin Afiq Kerox Alex 28/2/14 Table of contents: Executive Summary Current Approach to Corporate Culture * Managers * Class Ceiling * Asdasd * Asdad * Asdasd Key Topic Concepts of Corporate Culture in ANZ Bank * Ethical Culture * Asdasd * Asdasd * Asdasdad Conclusion Scholarly Articles Appendix References Executive Summary The aim of this report is to discover, analyse and offer suggestions on the current Corporate Culture of ANZ and the bank industry. Through the report we will uncover how Corporate Culture is formed and how it affects the managers and employees of the organisation. Key elements that might affect corporate culture will be discussed and analysed in detail. Introduction to Organisational Culture Organisational Culture is a set of guidelines designed by the management to educate new employees and keep old employees aligned with the organisation’s goals. Corporate Culture is usually determined by the top management and briefed to the employees by the managers. The managers in turn need to become role models by practicing in theory and action the organizational values. The commitment in senior management to the culture is of utmost importance with rewards given out to employees who reinforce the organization’s values. However, Organizational Culture is like a double edged sword and can be used in...
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...the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of goals. Leaders are sometimes faced with challenges of encouraging employees to adapt to organizational structure and cultural changes. In large organizations the effectiveness of managers depends on influence over supervisors and peers as well as influence over subordinates.” (Yukl, 2006) As the Chief of Operations for Smith & Falmouth Online in the (Leadership in Action simulation) my role is to consolidate operations. I am faced with the challenge of leading a group of unwilling employees to achieve the goals of the organization which is to streamline the online operations, increase the reach of the Online Sales Channel, and make S&F Online a profitable strategic business unit. The deadline for achieving this task is nine months from now. The following will address the current culture within the organization, establish methods that will be utilized in order to maintain control within the organization and recommend a restructuring strategy that will improve the culture and empower employees, which management practices will be most effective, and explain how the new size and structure can affect the organization, individuals, groups, teams, and the organization’s future. Current and Departmental Culture Organizational culture is defined as a pattern of basic assumptions that are considered valid and that are taught to new members as the way to perceive, think, and feel in the organization. (Schein, 1993)...
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...Abstract A review of the current literature regarding business ethics was conducted analyzing scholarly peer-reviewed articles about business ethics and their relation to leadership, managerial decision making, corporate social responsibility and overall corporate structure. Increased corporate scandals and the discovery of a rise in unethical business practices have thrown the topic of business ethics into the spotlight. Organizations are expected by their stakeholders to implement strong ethics within their corporate structure and culture. This expectation could be accomplished through strong ethical leadership, formal structures and regulations that place emphasis on ethics, and by making a commitment to corporate social responsibility. Using these guidelines will help organizations overcome the various challenges allowing the business to build a strong ethical foundation that will ultimately benefit the company through increased customer and employee satisfaction, which could result in increased profits, organizational sustainability and social status. The review of the literature reveals that there is still plenty of room for exploration on the topic of business ethics and particularly with the topic of ethical leadership. It is recommended that more focus be placed on understanding the influence of strong ethical leadership within an organization and how this influence flows down the organizational structure. Once this flow of influence is understood, exploration...
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...Chapter 5 Social Responsibility and Ethics How important is it for organizations and managers to be socially responsible and ethical? In this chapter, we’re going to look at what it means to be socially responsible and ethical and what role managers play in both. Focus on the following learning outcomes as you read and study this chapter. LEARNING OUTCOMES 5.1 Discuss what it means to be socially responsible and what factors influence that decision. 5.2 Explain green management and how organizations can go green. 5.3 Discuss the factors that lead to ethical and unethical behavior. 5.4 Describe management’s role in encouraging ethical behavior. 5.5 Discuss current social responsibility and ethics issues. SPOTLIGHT: Manager at Work Chapter 5 presents contemporary concepts of managerial ethics and social responsibility to help your students explore and appreciate the critical role of these issues in today’s complex business environment. In the opening case, “A Manager at Work,” we see firsthand the complications that arise when companies are caught in the middle of unethical and illegal allegations. The case revolves around allegations of attempted bribery by three Renault executives. After an investigation, all three of the employees were dismissed, but the story doesn’t end there as the Paris prosecutor in charge of the case later dismissed the charges for lack of evidence. Renault would eventually backtrack on the firing of the executives, rehiring all three...
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... Evaluations and Unethical Organizational factors Intentions Behavior Opportunity Ethical-Issue Intensity The first step in ethical decision making is to recognize that an ethical issue requires an individual or work group to choose among several actions that various stakeholders inside or outside the firm will ultimately evaluate as right or wrong. The intensity of an ethical issue relates to its perceived importance to the decision maker. Ethical issue intensity, then, can be defined as the relevance or importance of an ethical issue in the eyes of the individual, work group, and/or organization. It is personal and temporal in character to accommodate values, beliefs, needs, perceptions, the special characteristics of the situation, and the personal pressures prevailing at a particular place and time. Senior employees and those with administrative authority contribute significantly to intensity because they typically dictate an organization’s stance on ethical issues. In fact, under current law, managers can be held liable for the unethical and illegal Moral intensity relates to a person’s perception of social pressure and the harm the decision will have on others. Individual Factors When people need to resolve ethical issues in their daily lives, they often base their decisions on their own values and principles of right or wrong. They generally...
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...Table of Content 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Introduction 3.0 Mission Statement 4.0 Core Values 5.0 Corporate Values 6.0 Corporate Culture 7.0 Corporate Culture Affect Managers 8.0 Levels of Culture 9.0 Assessing Organisational Culture 9.1 Innovation and Risk-taking 9.2 Attention to Details 9.3 Outcome Orientation 9.4 People Orientation 9.5 Team Orientation 9.6 Aggressiveness 9.7 Stability 10.0 Cultural Web 11.0 Right Culture and right values 12.0 Disadvantage of an Organisation with the Wrong Culture and Wrong Values 13.0 “Right Culture with the Right Values will always produce the best organizational performance” 14.0 Conclusion References 1.0 Executive Summary In this business report, Singapore International Airlines (“SIA”) is the company has been chosen to be the topic for discussion. There will be a few factors that will be discussed. Examples like different culture changes an organization’s competitiveness in the market. We will also be evaluating various objective and methods on how an organization can improve, develop and influence to build a stronger management process. The objective of this report is to analyse and explain how SIA, a Singapore company changes its culture to suit a dynamic changing environment and became a successful company with its corporate values and cultures. 2.0 Introduction Singapore Airlines’ history can be traced back to 1st May 1947. That was when a Malayan Airways Limited Airspeed Consul flew from Singapore...
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...Guruge__________________________________ BTEC REGISTRATION NO:____________________________________________________ PROGRAMME: Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Professional Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership UNIT NO/TITLE: Unit 04 / Developing Corporate Culture ASSIGNMENT NO: Individual Report Credit Value: 05 Learning Outcomes: 1.0 Understand how the characteristics of corporate culture affect the achievement of organizational objectives 2.0 Be able to propose organizational values that will influence corporate climate 3.0 Be able to develop strategies to communicate with stakeholders of an organisation who belong to different cultural groups Issue Date: December 6th 2013 Due Date: January 5th 2014 Submission Date: Assessor’s Name: PROGRAMME: Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Professional Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership UNIT NO/TITLE: Unit 04 / Developing Corporate Culture ASSIGNMENT NO: Individual Report Credit Value: 05 Learning Outcomes: 4.0 Understand how the characteristics of corporate culture affect the achievement of organizational objectives 5.0 Be able to propose organizational values that will influence corporate climate 6.0 Be able to develop strategies to communicate with stakeholders of an organisation who belong to different cultural groups Issue Date: December 6th 2013 Due Date: January 5th 2014 Submission Date: Assessor’s Name: Assessor Comments: ...
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...DISPOSABLE WORKER Learning Objectives: Define organizational behavior (OB); Show the value to OB of systematic study; Demonstrate the importance of interpersonal skills in the workplace; Describe the manager’s functions, roles, and skills; Identify the challenges and opportunities managers have in applying IB concepts; Demonstrate why few absolutes apply to OB Learning Outcomes: Define organizational behavior and identify the variables associated with its study; Describe the factors that influence the formation of individual attitudes and values; Apply the study of perception and attribution to the workplace; Define diversity and describe the effects of diversity in the workforce; Describe the nature of conflict and the negotiation process; Describe best practices for creating and sustaining organizational cultures; Describe best practices for creating and sustaining organizational cultures; Describe the components of human resource practices The Scenario The great global recession has claimed many victims. In many countries, unemployment is at near-historic highs, and even those who have managed to keep their jobs have often been asked to accept reduced work hours or pay cuts. Another consequence of the current business and economic environment is an increase in the number of individuals employed on a temporary or contingent basis. The statistics on U.S. temporary workers are grim. Many, like single mother Tammy Smith, have no health insurance, no retirement benefits, no vacation...
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...Within an organization effective leadership is one of the most important factors that help to guarantee successful work of the organization, its development, and stability. It is a skill that helps managers to organize all of the processes within a company and maintain constant control over the employees. It requires great skills and a strong character and a level of charisma to influence others. While many of the world’s great leaders were not born to be leaders, several after starting with nothing went on to become great leaders because they desired it. Leadership can defined in many ways, but most commonly a leader is person who influences the thoughts and behaviors of others and a leader is one who establishes the direction for others to willingly follow. Leaders come in many styles; from the hard-nosed, strictly discipline oriented person, to the soft-spoken easygoing man, the product always seems to be a person that all subordinates can emulate. It appears as if a good leader is a person that is comprised of many principles and traits. Leaders play a vital role in standardizing performance. Leaders can influence other to perform beyond even their own expectations. Developing a sense of responsibility in your subordinates seems to play a very important role in a leader's actions. Leaders set vision, strategies, goals, and values in order to guide their followers and to set desired action and behavior. As a whole, any organization must have strong leadership as the basis...
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...Ethics Influences on leadership and management Tom Raes Subject: Leadership Professor: Alasdair White Date: 21/02/2013 Introduction Ethics in leadership and management is something that was something that existed in corporate culture, but pushed to one side. This gradually changed during the last few years where we have experienced multiple scandals. Even today we feel the effect of several decades of unethical behaviour in cultures, corporations and even sports. The world news is filled with stories of unethical behaviour. Acknowledging the growing importance of ethics I want to research it more in the essay below. I want to find an appropriate definition of ethics in Belgian culture. What is the impact of ethics on leadership and management? Last I want to consider if the study of management needs to emphasize more on ethics. The Belgian identity First I want to give a personal insight on the Belgian identity. What makes Belgians, Belgians? Many contacts with various cultures make Belgians tolerant and flexible. The many rules, the scepticism towards government and authority, the internal linguistic split between Flanders (Dutch speaking) and Wallonia (French speaking), and the fact that my country is too small to engage in internationally ambitious enterprises, have led to a relative lack of national pride and self-confidence. Belgium may be one of the least nationalistic cultures in the world. Belgians may be one of the few nationals who...
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... Who Are Managers? Chapter 1 Introduction to Management and Organizations 3. What Is Management? 4. What Do Managers Do? 5. Evolution of Management 6. Why study Management? 1 What Is An Organization? 2 Characteristics of Organizations • An Organization Defined –A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose (that individuals independently could not accomplish alone). 3 Who Are Managers? 4 Classifying Managers • Manager –Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so that organizational goals can be accomplished. • First-line Managers – Individuals who manage the work of non-managerial employees. • Middle Managers – Individuals who manage the work of first-line managers. • Top Managers – Individuals who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing plans and goals that affect the entire organization. 5 6 What Is Management? Classifying Managers • Managerial Concerns –Efficiency • “Doing things right” –Getting the most output for the least inputs –Effectiveness • “Doing the right things” –Attaining organizational goals 7 8 What Do Managers Do? Exhibit 1–2 Effectiveness and Efficiency in Management 9 Managerial Roles 10 What Managers Actually Do • Interaction – with others – with the organization – with the external context of the organization • Reflection – thoughtful thinking • Action – practical...
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...MANAGEMENT – How to improve cultural diversity workforce BACHELOR'S THESIS | ABSTRACT TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Degree Programme In Hospitality Management | Hospitality Management 2012 | 64 Susanna Saari Veera Korjala CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT The bachelor´s thesis investigates cultural diversity in the hospitality management. It aims at presenting effective ways to improve cultural diversity in a workplace. This study was commissioned by JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in Texas, USA and three hotels in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA: Atherton Hotel, Hampton Inn & Suites and Residence Inn. The bachelor´s thesis incorporates culture theories and their applications to the workplace. Additionally, it focuses on cultural diversity dimensions in hospitality workplace, such as its benefits and challenges, its reflection in the work environment which have been related to the organization’s cultural diversity management. Eventually it provides solutions, such as a corporate strategic plan which focuses on the improvement of cultural diversity in the workplace by means of cultural diversity training. These best practices of cultural diversity are discussed in detail both in the literature review and in the study. The bachelor’s thesis has used two research methods, both qualitative and quantitative research approach. Qualitative research method was implemented by seven in-depth interviews with a target group of managers in the JW Marriott...
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...Organisational culture of ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Definition The values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. Organizational culture includes an organization's expectations, experiences, philosophy, and values that hold it together, and is expressed in its self-image, inner workings, interactions with the outside world, and future expectations. It is based on shared attitudes, beliefs, customs, and written and unwritten rules that have been developed over time and are considered valid. Also called corporate culture, it's shown in (1) the ways the organization conducts its business, treats its employees, customers, and the wider community, (2) the extent to which freedom is allowed in decision making, developing new ideas, and personal expression, (3) how power and information flow through its hierarchy, and (4) how committed employees are towards collective objectives. It affects the organization's productivity and performance, and provides guidelines on customer care and service, product quality and safety, attendance and punctuality, and concern for the environment. It also extends to production-methods, marketing and advertising practices, and to new product creation. Organizational culture is unique for every organization and one of the hardest things to change. Organizational culture is the behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. Culture...
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...BUSI610: Organization Design and Business Ethics Mitzi N. Harvey Liberty University Abstract This literature review examines the concepts of business ethics and how it is related to the organizational design of a corporation. The first section of this review defines the concepts of business ethics and organizational design to establish their meaning and use throughout this paper. The second aspect of understanding the relationship between business ethics and organizational design comes from understanding how and/or why ethics is important to organizational design. This will illustrate any underlying influences ethics has on business structure and design. The third section of this paper reviews and groups the literature found linking ethics and organizational design. Literature is grouped together based on the similarities found in authors’ opinions, research and/or results. The next section discusses the ideas of micro and macro ethics; first defining them, illustrating the differences and then explaining how they come into play when examining the link between ethics and design. The following sections of the review, provides examples of formal organizational structures, ethical programs, and the ethical decisions that impacted them. Finally, in the conclusion of the review it summarizes the relationship between business ethics and organizational design, how this relationship impacts business, and what this means for business managers. Introduction To sustain...
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...art of management and leadership is working with your employees and its resources to accomplish and achieve the organizations goals. In order for a manager to be successful they must be able to lead. This paper will discuss how in Boeing management and leadership are different, it will explain how managers and leaders create and maintains a healthy organization culture through it s roles and responsibilities. Across the borders I will evaluate all the effects of management and globalization. In this paper I will talk about and recommend two strategies in the organization that the managers and leaders can use to maintain and create a healthy organization culture. Also with the concepts from my own experience I will support my recommendations. Management and leadership have been used by people for years and the two words do not have the same meaning and within the structure of an organization both plays a different role. In an organization some management teams lack leadership, but successful management teams have great leadership. Management is for the positions that organizations has set goals and expectations for its employees to accomplish. Leadership is for management to motivate the employees to accomplish and achieve its goals. In an organizational structure management allows a person to lead. Leaders has the ability to effectively and efficiently achieve the organization goals by inspiring it employees. Good leadership is motivating and encouraging the...
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