...Work Culture Preferences Jason Higgins BCOM/275 Sunday, May 12, 2013 Brian J. Kane Work Culture Preferences Part of my studies has led me to complete a work center culture preference survey. It has shown me that I am well suited for my job and why I am successful at it. My work culture preferences are teamwork centered, performance focused, and expert driven. Knowing these work culture preferences determine appropriate channels for communication because these help us realize what we need to focus more on when communicating with others because it shows us what we are good at. I feel like I really use these work culture preferences each and every day and I feel that they are getting stronger. Also, knowing these, assists me in developing my weak areas when communicating. I am able to communicate personably but I have high expectations. I am creative and like to express my comments and thoughts, sometimes a little too passionately. I like to control things and I like to have control or taking control of situations. I also like to organize things and the personnel to get them accomplished. The steps I plan on implementing to improve my messages is to actively listen to others feedback with thoughtful response. I will also carefully consider changing my outlook on things. Conclusion This exercise has helped me to learn about myself and how I may improve upon a varying skillset...
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...Work Culture Preference Maria Hernandez MGT/521 February 27, 2013 Dr. Vela Work Culture Preference The following describes ideal work culture and how it is essential for developing strategic and operational plans to achieve organizational goals. “Each of us has a unique personality – traits and characteristics that influence the way we act and interact with others” (Robbins & Coulter, 2012, p. 51). These personal traits and characteristics when matched up with the values and competencies of the work environment make easier to achieve company goals. One can find the ideal work culture based on one’s values by completing an evaluation, such as the Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preference. Ideal Work Culture For instance an ideal work culture may include high powered, expert, and ethical environments. High-powered organizations have demanding jobs, career development, and the chance to try different jobs or work in different places. One with these preferences would need to find a culture that not only promotes the above but also one that motivates the employee to obtain career advancement. When an employee does not have opportunities for advancement his or her motivation will decline. In an expert culture this includes varied and groundbreaking work, high emphasis on specialist expertise, people encouraged to express opinions, innovative, creative atmosphere, control work schedule and organization, and a dynamic and changing environment...
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...Work Culture Preferences Townes, Christopher Gen/200 July 10, 2013 Dr. Johnella Bradford Work Culture Preferences My Career Plan: Work Culture Preference states that I am an ethical well-resourced expert. Based on over one-hundred questions given that narrow down what I would like in an ideal job setting, I had only the choices of not at all or more likely. Knowing my ideal work culture not only would allow me to benefit my organization to achieve goals but will also allow me to achieve personal goals as well. I’m excited to find the work culture preference results returned that being ethical was the first of the three qualities it defined me as. Emphasis on fairness and equal rights has always been important to me, I believe that my timed served in the Navy is a reinforcing factor in that you should not segregate by gender, ethnicity or cultures. There should be no one person that is looked at as inferior or not qualified to complete any task assigned. I would look for the people who would not be afraid to express themselves freely and contribute their thoughts and ideas to better the organization. The next quality work culture preference defined in my results was that I was well resourced. Providing a safe and comfortable work environment with all the necessary resources to do high standard work is paramount, ensuring that encourages employees to want to work and perform at their highest level. A safe environment results towards limitless performance, innovation and...
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...Work Culture Preferences Marcia P. Smith BCOM/275 June 24, 2014 Jacqueline Gray-Crawford Work Culture Preferences My results of the Career Activity’s Work Culture Preferences survey showed that I prefer high powered, demanding jobs that are well-resourced and have a professionally ethical environment. These results tell me a lot about how I should communicate and what channels I should use to achieve effective communication. Presently I prefer to communicate via meetings and telephone conversations, but my survey results reveal that I will need to transition to faster more effective ways if I want to operate at the highest level of efficiency. In high-powered work situations, time restraints are real and the way in which we communicate in these situations are very different from the way we communicate when time is not “of the essence”. Knowing that my work culture preference is a time-restraining, fast career advancement environment will now force me to rely on the fastest channels available to relay my messages. Communicating using channels like cellular phones, emails, teleconferencing and texting will prove most effective for me in my ideal work environment. To successfully work within my time limits, I will not be able to attend or schedule many face-to-face meetings, do much travelling for conferences or meetings nor use paper based correspondences as these channels require more time. My results disclose something else about my messages – the quality of them will...
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...Wolf March 25th, 2014 Mrs. Carr BCOM 275 Work Culture Preference It’s all about being around different work situations that help you determine which work cultures you do best in and which ones may not work as well. It is obviously good to be in a safe place to work and be comfortable but it is also good to be helpful in all the ways in which your business expects. I also learned that it is good to put more emphasis on subjects that matter in any career and with more engagement these will encourage you to do much better and be more creative and dynamic in different work conditions. I think this also helps me tremendously organize my communication strategies and how I influence a group of people or team type atmosphere. I really like to make others see that their job choice is the right one and that if you work together you can all be leaders in your own ways and have the jobs that you want in any type of condition you choose to put yourself in. I like to think of every job I get as an opportunity to do something important for people and have the opportunities to show that I can be a very important and strong influence on my fellow workers and team mates. Another reason I felt that this was so important is because it shows you what you have to be to succeed at other jobs and what it takes to keep your organization at a professional level and so really you never slack at what you do. Very important to take this work culture preference resource because I have a better picture...
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...Work Culture Preferences and Competencies The Work Culture Results states that I am a well-resourced supportive expert. Knowing my ideal work culture not only would benefit not only my organization to achieve goals but also will allow me to achieve personal goals as well. Strategic Plans are plans that apply to the entire organization. This type of plan will allow me to develop a workplace that will allow the employees not to be afraid of disciplinary actions and to express themselves freely. The employees would make suggestions that would be considered. The company will focus on achieving goals and each manager/person in charge will specialize in that particular field of study. Possessing the knowledge in a particular area is to have an Operational Plan. There are two competencies essential to conducting a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis; External and Internal analysis. An External analysis deals with what the competitors are doing. What and how the law has changed and what labor cost are and could be in the future; managers should pay close attention to the economics, demographics, and in technology, to name a few. An Internal analysis inspects what the company has and if it will be able to compete with its competition. The Internal analysis looks closely at the resources within the company. A company cannot survive or will never launch if these two factors are not done correctly. The purpose for a (SWOT) analysis is to take a complete...
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...Cortney N. Smith Work Culture Preferences Once again I was pleasantly surprised with the results of my Career Plan Building Activity. This time around I was surprised by how much my results directly reflect my current role. My results were an environment that is high powered, well resourced and expert based. Some of the direct characteristics of high powered are career development and career advancement; these directly reflect one of the things I love about my current company. I’ve only been working for the company for three years have advanced through three different roles and am currently on a career experience with our corporate offices. My company provides a well resourced in environment that drives innovation and encourages high engagement with minimal direction. Knowing my ideal work culture allowed me to evaluate previous places of employment. Through this evaluation process, I was able to determine why these places may not have been as fulfilling as my current work. Knowing these results also helped me evaluate my methods of communication. I tend to lean toward my resources and need minimal direction in completing a task, however when working with other they may not have the same approach. Therefore, I need to make sure that I don’t present aggression when replying to someone who did not use his or her resources to find an answer and maybe just chose to ask. This situation can also happen when working on a project with someone who isn’t as organized as...
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...Career Plan Work Culture Preferences April 12, 2013 Well after doing the Work Culture Preferences in the Career Plan I was a little surprised on the results because it showed me that maybe I do have more skills to work with helping people than I thought. My results were under the Ethical section; emphasis on families, that if given the chance to contribute positively to society I could make a difference in people’s lives, emphasis on social and environmental responsibility, and active in promoting equal rights for all. Well Resourced; I like a well-designed and comfortable work place, and I utilize necessary resources to do high standard work. Team Work Culture; enjoy working in a close knit team, have lots of interdependence, friendly and supportive colleagues, and cooperative and sharing atmosphere. After exploring the resource in the Phoenix Career Services I realized there are a lot of resources that believe might actually be very useful like the Interviewing link where you can go and they have help with conducting pre-interview research, preparing for your first interview, how to answer common interview questions. Which I think I will really explore that link, beings interviews seem to be the toughest part about job searching for myself. I think the resources in the Phoenix Career Services are wonderful resources for students to follow their career choices and with the extra help with certain areas of job searching can make it easier to obtain employment...
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...Understanding My Work Culture Preference for Career Plan Building Activity BCOM/275 January 14, 2013 Glenn Shivers University of Phoenix Establish the ideal work culture, as an employee within an organization, there are several appropriate channels for effective communication to consider. Employees communicate with others face-to-face, formulating an e-mail, conducting, or participating in a departmental meeting daily in the workplace. An employee should first consider adapting to the environment. They can start to show sensitivity for the needs of other employees around them. Furthermore, when effectively communicate with others individuals, it is important to have a polite, positive attitude, consisting of bias-free language, and certainty. The body language should show determination and strength. Direct eye contact is necessary, in addition, to show excitement and confidence. These factors are an excellent way to establish credibility as a team member at an organization. The survey conducted in class for Career Plan Building Activity for Work Culture. The results of the strengths to effectively communicate as an employee in the workplace, was surprising. The strengths appeared to have a higher score in organization, strategy, and innovation. On the contrary, strengths scored lowered in the areas to deliver results, following instructions and goal focus. Regard to the strengths scored lower, consider the various steps. First, ask questions, takes notes...
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...Work Culture Preferences Work Culture Preferences It was determined after completing the work culture preferences activity, that I prefer a career in which I can be an expert in my field, I prefer an environment in which I am not only supportive of the company and those I work with, but they are equally supportive of me. I also prefer a well resourced environment. A environment that is safe to work at, but is also comfortable and has all of the necessary resources to do high quality work. When reflecting on these work culture preferences, I can’t help but think, “Film making is absolutely where I belong!”. As a script writer and an independent film maker, I can honestly say I would do this for the rest of my life if only I could get paid doing it. My goal is to get one of my scripts picked up by a major studio so that I can get my foot in the door and move up into writing for television shows and feature films, with an ultimate goal of directing and producing. When I have my own studio, knowing my preferences will help me achieve my goal of directing because I will be able to easily communicate what I want to accomplish to my colleagues. As an expert, I will be looking to use innovative technologies and will be attracted to working with other creative individuals. As a director, I will set my own schedules and communicate with colleagues to determine a healthy schedule for the team. The studio will be safe and well designed with the latest equipment. My colleagues...
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...Career Building Plan Work Culture Preferences Guerda Louis BCOM/275 10/20/2014 Career Building Plan Work Culture Preferences According to the Career Building Plan Work Culture Preferences results, my personality is revealed as a teamwork centered person. It is revealed that I enjoy working in a close knit team, and working closely with customers and suppliers. I enjoy lots of interdependence, meaning that there is mutual dependence between two things. I enjoy friendly and supportive colleagues, and cooperative and sharing atmosphere. I agree with this because I do like being around people who give off good vibes and are friendly towards me. The results revealed that I am ethical and that I emphasize on fairness. This is true because I believe that people deserve fairness and I am never bias. The results show I have an active promotion of equal rights and justice for all. If I had the chance, I would contribute positively to society and make a difference to people’s lives. I am well-resourced with a safe place to work. It is a comfortable and well-designed work place. It contains all the necessary resources to do high standard work. Knowing my ideal work, culture preferences can help me determine the appropriate channel of communication in many ways. It can help me recognize how everyone with different culture have different way to communicate with others. The appropriate way to say good morning for me is to give one kiss to people that I know, while it is different...
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...Week 4 Career Plan: Culture Preferences After completing the “Work Culture” preferences, I was not surprised by the results. It stated that I like working with a team of close knit people who are independent and supportive, having great ideas and being the “go to person” is my strong point because I enjoy being in control of my schedule and assignments. It also stated that I need a comfortable place to work that is safe and has all of the necessary resources to do my job. In general this description fits who I think I am as an employee as well as a leader. Completion of the Career Interest Profiler and the Competencies exercise was helpful in my search to determine what I needed to work on. Career interest profiler simplifies what career would be best suited for you by how you answer the questions asked. Within the competencies, I found that I have a lot of strength in team building. After completing both of those I found it easier to make a decision to stay with my original career path in entrepreneurship. I will focus on the business administration aspect, later venturing into human resource management. This will allow me opportunity to do all that my work culture results outlined. The work culture preferences were very similar to my personal competency results from week two of the course. In week two, after finishing the personal competency exercise, I learned that I am on the right path. The competency test stated that I was well organized, enjoyed being...
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...Career Plan Building Activity: Work Culture Preferences Veronica Murillo BCOM/275 Business Communication and Critical Thinking June 16, 2014, 2014 Michelle Maldonado Career Plan Activity: Work Culture Preferences According to my work culture preferences results it states that I am well resourced, high powered, and ethical. Being able to know my ideal work well help to determine the appropriate channels for communication by seeing and knowing my surroundings. If my surroundings help me feel safe and comfortable I will be able to perform my work duties without any hesitation. I would be able to get along well with others and be able to communicate with my co-workers in a positive manner. In my opinion if the work surroundings are positive a person can work positively with respect to others and themselves. My results like I have mentioned state that I am well resourced, high powered, and ethical. With well resourced, I need to feel safe and comfortable within my work surroundings in order to perform well within my work duties. High powered: this states that I like challenges within the work culture. This I do find to be true because I like to accomplish what I am asked to do, and if it comes easy to me I will probably ask for a different task which will help...
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...The differences in travelling preferences between postgraduate students in Poland and United Kingdom Module name: Research Methods Word count: 4978 January 2014 1. Abstract The purpose of this report is to determine the differences between travelling preferences among British and Polish postgraduate students. Moreover, the report aims to establish the patterns in which a cultural background influence travelling and to detect similarities between British and Polish attitudes. Therefore, the research is a comparative, cross-cultural study. In order to achieve the purpose, 5 structured interviews were carried out that helped to construct a questionnaire. The analysis of qualitative and quantitative data shows that the cultural background has an effect on postgraduate students' travelling preferences and that there are certain differences between British and Polish travelling tendencies. The particular aspects that affect those preferences are: language, socioeconomic status, geographic area and customs. However, owing to the global phenomena, the cultural backgrounds are disappearing and students' travelling preferences become more and more convergent. The author believes this research will form a valuable asset for tourism industry and it will be a base for future research. 2 2. Table of contents 1. Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................
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...The Influence of the Culture dimension ‘Power Distance’ on product choice: A Cross Cultural Exploration of Effects of Country of Origin on the Choice of Branded Products by Adriana Cordeiro Socha A Thesis presented to The University of Guelph In partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Marketing and Consumer Studies Guelph, Ontario, Canada © Adriana Cordeiro Socha, September, 2012 ABSTRACT THE INFLUENCE OF THE CULTURE DIMENSION ‘POWER DISTANCE’ ON PRODUCT CHOICE: A CROSS CULTURAL EXPLORATION OF EFFECTS OF CULTURAL TRAITS ON THE CHOICE OF BRANDED FOREIGN PRODUCTS Adriana Cordeiro Socha University of Guelph, 2012 Advisor Dr. Brent McKenzie Committee Dr. Vinay Kanetkar Dr. Sara Mann This thesis investigates how cultural traits, such as the cultural dimension of Power Distance, influence preference for foreign made branded products. Cultural background influences several aspects of human behaviour, including the behaviours of consumers. In marketing, individual cultural differences affect consumers’ choice as well as their response to advertising message and brand associations. One example, impact on consumer choice, is related to the country of origin (COO) of the product. The effect of COO has been extensively explored in the literature. However, cultural frameworks like those of Hofstede (2001) have seldom been considered as a factor explaining the variability of consumers’ preference (or avoidance) for products originating in different...
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