...lead to long-term positive implications for an organisation. (3) Osborn, Hunt & Jauch (2002) state that transformational leadership will be more effective under traumatic situations as the emotional centre of brain is activated by trauma and this ability is helpful when organizational members experience change and anxiety. Leadership is a critical factor in managing strategic change. The successful managing of people issues will determine success or failure in strategic realignment of business institutions within a global context. (RV Weeks 2002) Strategic leaders effectiveness is dependent on environmental dynamism. Environmental dynamism increases uncertainty that is characterized by stress, anxiety and risk. (2) Transformational leadership encourage individuals to view a turbulent environment as an opportunity not a hindrance. Dynamic environments can generate that collective feeling amongst individuals to solve and deal with external problems. Employees, under uncertain conditions will follow transformational leadership’s natural orientation toward adaption and change, thereby questioning existing products and services and generating radical changes. Rapidly changing environments demand adaptation that will put pressure on leaders exhibiting...
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...Recommendation Throughout the entire case study Paus failed to recognize the need for cultural adaptation, training and awareness and the importance of utilizing local resources to assist with cultural issues. Due to the two different cultures and generations now there is a clash between the old vision and new vision of doing business in China. Olsen and Li stand for the old and traditional way of doing business in China regarding to the Chinese values. In their view Eurochem Shanghai should carry on with the old system because relationships are overriding and values still remain strong, otherwise they will lose even more customers. On the other hand Paus is going the young and innovative way arguing that China will change one day and they have to adapt the marketing system to the new market conditions. So, is Paus right or wrong? In order to find an agreement and not to suffer, but to benefit from the diversity and different approaches of leadership, a meeting of all participants is needed at the end of the case. All persons involved should negotiate about different possibilities in order to create better situation. First of all, there have to be taken several steps in order to prepare the negotiation process. Both sides should look at the aspects which force them to negotiate; they should clarify their own objectives, stakes, the counterpart’s interests and the balance of power to position themselves. There is an urgent need to find an agreement because there are still...
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...Compare and Contrast the Linear and the Adaptive Approaches to Strategy Formation A strategy is commonly explained as a broad plan developed to take an organization from where it is to where it wants to be. A well-designed strategy will help an organization reach its maximum level of effectiveness in reaching its goals while constantly allowing it to monitor its environment to adapt the strategy as necessary. Strategies are established to set direction, focus effort, define or clarify the organization, and provide consistency or guidance in response to the environment. Each organization ends up developing its own nature and model of strategic formation, often by selecting a model and modifying it as they go along in developing their own planning process. Certain models such as the Linear and Adaptive approaches are identified by Chaffee (1985), for the purpose of strategy development, and hence they will be further outlined as the topic develops. According to Chaffee the linear approach consists of making decisions and formulating plans of action that will set and achieve viable goals. This tends to predominate in top-down organizations and assumes that future conditions will be fairly stable or predictable. It is a planned determination of goals, initiatives and allocation of resources, along the lines of the Chandler definition, which recognizes the importance of coordinating management activities under a well-structured strategy. Interactions between functions were typically...
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...Xerox Xerox is one of the largest global corporations that sells business services and document technology products. Since its founding in 1906, Xerox has continued to remain a success in its industry. Xerox’s success is partly due to its management. Understand the way people react to change. When major change comes to the workplace, people often experience fears and anxieties that create resistance. If you carefully assess and address these causes of resistance, you can streamline the adaptation process and increase the pace of the transformation itself. Recognize that transformation is a complex organizational process, not a one-off event. According to the best-selling business author and leadership expert John P. Kotter, there are eight key steps involved in an organizational transformation. And they each take time. He also says that you can't skip steps if you really want to succeed. So it's important to be patient with the process. Manage complexity with discipline, data and continuous improvements. Some outsourcing engagements today are more extensive in scale and scope than a merger or acquisition. And some involve multiple locations that cross national borders, bringing different languages, cultures and laws and regulations into play. To manage this kind of complexity, you have to have disciplined processes, data-driven decision making, and a firm commitment to continuous improvement. It also helps to have expertise in a proven management methodology like Lean...
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...JOURNEY TO SEPA ISLAND By Clarissa budiman 11.1/6 Journey is enlightenment in its highest form. Each and every culture, no matter how remote, stands for an immeasurable of experience. Learning a new language or a new culture is a part of journey since both are new experiences. There are stages where adapting to a whole new environment feels so difficult. Anxiety, confusion or even anger might be overwhelming and so we might stop in the middle of it. Journey includes of both the physical place a person travels to and the emotions that wander with them. My journey to Sepa Island on 3rd of August would be a great example of how a journey can be on two different levels. When I first arrived on Sepa, the scenic view was already made a huge difference on what’s in Jakarta. People there talking in different timbre and their looks were also a bit different. They prefer to say ‘teh’, which means I in English, and ‘saya’ in Jakarta. The price of foods and drinks at Sepa Island were also surprised me, since they set the price much higher than in Jakarta. For example would be, the price of fried potatoes that I ordered for pleasure on my free time cost seventy one thousand and five hundred rupiah, which is three-times more expensive than the fried potatoes that I ordered in Jakarta. From my experience in Sepa, I realized, that as emotionally, it’s really hard to overcome the ‘language barrier’, and to adapt to the culture that is in Sepa. In addition, it’s also hard...
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...whereas, fish being the main source of food for the dolphins (Welsh, 2012). Apparently, this teamwork with the dolphins had become the tradition for these Brazilian fishermen as they worked together for more than 15 years (Welsh, 2012). This cooperative behavior of both has created a unique culture that both fishermen and dolphins pass on their tradition by teaching. From a cultural anthropological perspective, this is a very interesting issue since humans and dolphins do not share any biological similarities as they do with primates, like apes, monkeys, and etc.; and the only similarity between them are being mammals. The anthropological aspects that could be analyzed in this relationship are: their culture, behavioral and cultural adaptation, language, and pattern of subsistence. According to a source, this fishing technique has been continuing for more than 150 years, as the first cooperative fishing took place in 1947 ("exploration...
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...University of Phoenix Material Presentation Analysis and Adaptation Worksheet Speaker ____Derrick Logan____________________________ Topic ______________________Android OS__________ Who is the audience for this presentation? The audience will people who are interested in knowing more about the Android OS who have only been exposed to the Apple OS What is the purpose of this presentation? To persuade individuals into using android devices Explain how the topic is specific and relates to the audience. The topic is specific and related as well because it is dictated by the audience they will be allowed to ask as many questions about the topic at hand. Target Audience Analysis: What special adaptations for these audience types might be necessary for this presentation to be effective? |Technical Personnel |Yes Technical personal will be on-site | |Non-Technical |N/A | |Management |N/A | |Client/Stakeholder |N/A | |Age/Experience |N/A ...
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...Evolution Evolution is something that made us human beings today; it had a great impact in our world and made us who we are. Natural selection is something that has to do a lot with evolution. Natural selection defines something, most likely specie that experiences a huge change in characteristics and traits such as looks, movements and the way they live. Adaptation is also something that relates hugely to evolution. Adaptation is when species become comfortable with the environment around them. Adaptation allows them to improve their conditions of living and it permits them to live easier (Sheiner, p. 1106). Natural selection and adaptation are both things that occur in the process of evolution. When species go into the process of evolution they experience both natural selection and adaptation because they go through an amount of characteristically and environmental changes. Evolution, adaptation and natural selection all had major impacts on our world and how it turned out to be today. Without evolution, our world would be completely different, as us humans would not exist. Species are important factors of evolution. By watching “Walking with Cavemen” and reading “Natural Selection” by Scheiner I was able to understand and observe the changes throughout time, and how us humans were created. Species like boisei, ergaster, and afarensis have made impacts on the way we are. We learnt many things from them and adapted to our environment similar to them. In this...
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...TASK: To design an organism and investigate how it evolves to produce future generations that are better adapted to their environment. PROCESS: 1. Design an organism: You may use paper, Claymation, 123D creature (ipad app), powerpoint or any other suitable software to illustrate the organism showing in detail its key features and give it a scientific name. Underneath your organism, list all the key information regarding your organism including: • The size of the organism (list dimensions) • What type of environment does it live in? • What are its key features and adaptations? • How do the organism’s adaptations help it to survive in its environment? • What does it eat? • How does it communicate? • How long does it live for? • What types of behaviours does it show? • List anything else that you think is important about your organism. 2. Use your organism as the common ancestor for three other variations of the organism that form by evolution. • You may choose 3 new environments of your choice. For example desert, rainforest, arctic, tundra, forest, air, mountains or any others of your choice. • Illustrate each of the three evolved organisms and give them a new scientific name. • Clearly label the pictures showing the varied features. • Write a short paragraph (100 words) for each organism explaining how the variation occurred and how it helps them adapt to their environment and increase their chance of survival. Describe the type of evolution that is occurring...
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...Describe how businesses have adapted their corporate strategies (not tactics) to incorporate sustainability. With the rising importance of sustainability initiatives, it has become increasingly important for companies to incorporate sustainability practices into their corporate strategies. Corporate strategies have undergone significant changes with the inclusion of sustainability. Public perception of corporate brand has had a significant impact on business. Companies can no longer consider only profit. Other factors must now be included in strategy such as the environment and society. Companies must adapt their strategy and incorporate sustainability into their culture. Companies are also forced to consider ethics, community citizenship and human rights. Consumers are not the only perceptions that matter, however. Studies are showing that employees want to work for a company that is environmentally friendly and that they feel they can make an impact. Businesses are now finding themselves embedding sustainability into their corporate culture. A large reason for this is short tenure for CEOs. By embedding this initiative into the culture, the sustainability strategies don’t lose momentum when there is a position change at the top of the company. Companies also have to adapt with the inclusion of sustainability due to the scarcity of resources. Resource scarcity is becoming a major issue that is forcing companies to include sustainability in their corporate strategies...
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...have any kind of life in them. These aren’t the only factors that could prove that it’s living or nonliving there’s a lot more but these can be considered the basic factors that can determine this. The seven criterias of a living thing are growth and development, reproduction, adaptations, cells and organizations, energy, response to stimuli. For example a chameleon is living. It’s living because like humans chameleons grow and develop just like any other living thing. Chameleons are born out of eggs but not like bird eggs, reptile eggs are leather-like and...
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...The saguaro cactus has many adaptations w hich allow it to survive in its native desert biome. Many of the saguaro cactus's adaptations are shared with other cacti species. one example of this is the saguaro's thick epidermis and t hick, waxy cuticle, which is an anatomical adaptation. The thick epidermis and waxy cuticle prevent water loss and limits transpiration, so that transpiration can only occur in the stomata when the stomata are open and not through the epidermis of the saguaro. Another anatomical adaptation which allows the saguaro to survive in the desert is it's spines, which are modified leaves and are common amongst most cacti plants. The spines of the saguaro protect it from animals that would otherwise eat the saguaro, or use it...
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...Home, away from home! By Dhruv Thakkar Hello friends, as I write my first article, my heart feels the nervousness, my mind feels the anxiety, my fingers shiver a bit, but still I am sure that line by line I will get confident just as I feel confident here in America after the initial nervous days! Hollywood, NBA, Fast Food, and the Skyscrapers are the first few things which a young foreign mind imagines when it thinks of America! The excitement starts and increases when we land here and see the star spangled banner standing tall and spreading the message of FREEDOM, LIBERTY, EQUALITY and JUSTICE. Having such a great history, America also has a rich culture. Given the unique immigrant roots of the country, America adapts the good things of all cultures within its borders making it easy for the foreigners to adapt in the country. The biggest challenge a foreigner faces is adapting to the American English. But the friendliness of American people in communicating with everyone makes it easier to adapt the language. The next big thing is FOOD. You miss the food of your home country and you try to adapt to the American staple food. But, wait! What is the regular food of American people! If you like to eat Pizzas and Sandwiches then you can proudly claim that you have adapted the staple diet of this “Fast Food Nation”. It has just been few days, still this country has taught me a lot. I got a chance to see myself. I never knew I can adapt so well. Although it is very early...
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...Welcome to NEW JERSEY. Newark was and probably still is not particularly a great environment for one too grows up in, but no kid gets to choose where they live. Newark, New Jersey has had many influences on my life. Living up north is 100% different than the southern style of living, it is at a much faster pace, more advances, it is based on independency, and most of all free and open. Life in the north of America will be very hard for foreigners and newcomers because of the many things they will have to learn to adapt too; starting with the weather, in New Jersey you can pretty much predict the weather but 99.9% of the time the weather man is correct but either way the seasons there are completely different. The next thing that newcomers will have a hard time adapting to would be the northern accent, our language is more of a common spoken slang spoke much faster, louder, and harder than most. Foreigners as well as newcomers will more than likely look at the style and sense of dress as crazy because that is how the individuals there define themselves and apply their own individuality. We northerners have strange ways adapting to out of Towner’s, foreigners, and newcomers because they look at us like were beneath them because of where they are from or because of the decorum they show. As a northerner I can say the vibe that will be given off to the foreigners will be very hard to depict at first because it may seem that their not being welcomed which would be because we do not...
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...Toyota Motor Corporation, Ltd. I. Viewpoint The viewpoint of the CEO of Toyota will be applied. II. Time Context Present Year III. Objectives Toyota Motor Corporation’s objective is to identify ways to keep up and adapt with the foreign business cultures to successively expand by at least 10% before 2020. IV. Statement of the problem Minor Problems: • Strategies to adapt with foreign cultures and anticipate its possible negative effects • While adapting to foreign cultures, Toyota’s products should maintain its products’ quality • Adaptation with the business environment Major Problem: • Problems in expansion due to issues in foreign culture adaptation V. Areas of Consideration | |Finance |Marketing |Production/Operation | |Strengths |Brand reputation valued at billions |Innovative culture |Industry leader in production and | | |of dollars |Strong brand portfolio |sales | | |Strong financial performance |Highly targeted marketing |“Toyota Production System” | | | |Diversified product range |Has 40 production...
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