COMMERCE 1BA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Who, Organizational Culture
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Teal’s Questions
Culture and Socialization
1. Brand new employee (escalation of commitment):
- Irreversibility (business cards), Visibility (meet other ppl), Personal volition (will)
2. What is organizational culture?
- The shared beliefs, values, assumption.
- Culture provides uniqueness & social identity to organization
- It represents a true “way of life” for org. members
- It tends to be fairly stable over time.
- Movement to the triple bottom line with a philosophical shift
Leadership
3. Leadership Effectiveness Equation (L1+L2+GM+S)
- L1 is leader traits, L2 is leader behaviour, GM is group member characteristics and S is situation
Power, Politics, Ethics and Influence
4. Four components of CSR (corp.soc.resp.)
- Economic (requires of bus. By society = be profitable, do what you say for shareholders)
- Legal (requires of business by society = obey the laws, regulations)
- Ethical (expected of business by society = avoid questionable practices)
-Philanthropic (desired/expected of business by society) HIGHER ORDER
Conflict & Stress
5. The most popular conflicts:
- The Who (relationship) -> the most difficult one
- The What (task conflict)
- The How (process)
Document Summary
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