Download or read book Small Group Problem Solving written by Francis L. Ulschak and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Organization Structure and Design written by Aquinas and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's globalised era, e-commerce, outsourcing and telecommuting have become the new paradigm for organizational functioning. Co-workers, located at different places/countries, are connected with each other through internet. This book is written in the context of these emerging workplace realities and seeks to present a realistic view of people working in organizations. A consistent theme throughout the book is that the effective management of organizations requires an understanding of theory, research and practice. To engage the students in the modern world of organizations, this book incorporates a number of distinctive, time-tested and interesting features such as Corporate Insights, cases at the end of each chapter and numerous review and discussion questions to enhance their learning and interest.This book is organised and presented in a sequence based on the characteristics common torganizationsanisations - Structure and Processes. The book is divided into six parts: Part A dealsorganizationganisation and its environment; Part B eluciorganizationganisation as a system; Part C illustrates job and the design of work; Part D deals with the dynamic aspecorganizationganisation; Part E offers information on the emerging conceporganizationganisation structure and design; and, Part F is the concluding part of the book that discorganizationganisation culture and ethical valuorganizationganisation.The book presents the new realities that are not just for managers but for anyone who works in and aorganizationsanisations.

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Download or read book Designing an Effective Organization Structure written by Yasir Khan and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, grade: 16, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (NUML), course: MS-Business Management, language: English, abstract: In line with Taylor, Fayol, and Weber’s conceptualizations, traditional organization structures are essentially based upon the fundamentals of division of labor, need for supervision, and centralization or unity of command. Organizations following in the footsteps of these fundamentals may very well be regarded as effective as well as efficient, and are static (Takahashi & Takahashi, 2006). Nonetheless, this framework would not work for organizations that practice a more complex, turbulent, and uncertain cultures like those working on innovation and uniqueness. This is because the framework for static organizations has rigid divisions and labor specializations, which do not fulfill the requirement of agility and flexibility required by innovative organizations. Here flexibility and agility not only limit to the employee performance, but also extends towards overall organization’s capacity to bend as per the newly rising demands and customer needs. Here innovations are being stressed-upon because in today’s world, the survival of any organization depends largely upon its capability to innovate and grow along; hence, to help organizations walkthrough these challenges, an affirmative role can verily be played by project teams, problem solving groups, and taks rotation that provide experience based learning, sharing of knowledge and increased interaction (Jensen et al., 2007). Despite the existence of a widespread retrospect on approaches for organizational structure that support organizational agility and flexibility to innovate – ultimately resulting in effectiveness - there still are quite a few companies out there that prefer going for the decision-making or coordination structures, and classical methodologies to address organizational goals; doing so eventually leads them to various challenges towards the attainment of organizational effectiveness and efficiency built upon innovation and competitive advantage which can be deemed most important organizational goal in the contemporary business environment (Worey & Lawler III, 2006). [...]

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Download or read book Solutions written by Frank Fletcher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are some events in life that are inevitable, and the emergence of problems in the workplace is one. Solutions sets out to provide remedies that are accessible, practical, meaningful, and final. Well organized, and referenced to specific operations, this book provides troubleshooting and other assistance, and serves as an encyclopedic reference for answers to organizational problems for managers and practitioners. All the functional activities and operations of organizations are included, so that almost any problem or issue that may occur will be addressed in one or more chapters. Readers will be able to quickly locate, understand and use a specific tool or technique to solve a problem. The different tools available are described, or a single most useful tool indicated. The tool is then explained in depth with an example of how it can be used. The strengths and weaknesses of individual tools are identified and there are suggestions for further help. Solutions is essential for anyone wanting to learn the basics of business problem solving and those who might know the basics but want to expand their understanding.

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Download or read book Practicing Organization Development written by William J. Rothwell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-03-04 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it was first published in 1995, Practicing Organization Development has become a classic in change management. Now completely revised and updated, editors Rothwell and Sullivan, leaders in the field of OD, and numerous expert practitioners, walk you through each episode of change facilitation. You?ll find exhibits, activities, instruments, and case studies. You'll get help applying each phase of a popular emerging change making model. And you?ll find include applied research and insights from a wide variety of well-known OD practitioners and academicians. Included in this comprehensive resource are an instructor's guide, ever expanding materials on the Web, and a companion CD-ROM with PowerPoint slides and supplemental materials. Practicing Organization Development is packed with useful, current, proven direction on applying OD principles in the real world -- order your copy today!

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