Category: Organization Theory And Behaviour

The culture and structure of an organisation develop over time and in response to a complex set of factors. We can, however, identify a number of key influences that are likely to play an important role in the development of Read more

Values Values are beliefs in what is best or good for the organization and what should or ought to happen. The ‘value set’ of an organization may only be recognized at top level, or it may be shared throughout the Read more

Handy describes four main types of organisational cultures: power culture; role culture; task culture; and person culture. Power Culture Power culture depends on a central power source with rays of influence from the central figure throughout the organisation. A power Read more

1. Be a visible role model   Employees  will  look  to top  management  behavior  as  bench  mark  for  defining appropriate  behavior. 2. Communicate   ethical expectations  Ethnical ambiguities can be minimized by   creating and disseminating an organizational code of ethics. It  should Read more

Innovation and risk taking  The degree  to which  employees  are  encouraged  to be  innovative  and  take  risk. Attention to  detail The  degree  to which  employees  are  expected  to  exhibit  precision  ,analysis and  attention   to detail .  Outcome  orientation  The degree  Read more

Definition of Organization Culture Introduction   Culture is shared meaning, understanding  and  sense making  . The   shared   beliefs,   values   and   expectations   held   by   individual   also   constitute organization culture. Definition:     Organization   culture   can   therefore   said   to be   the   essential   collection   of Read more

Planning is central to good program design and effective measurement. Program logic can be used to assist planning. This includes: defining or selecting outcomes defining impacts identifying outputs identifying resources. Indicators must: measure performance refer to a result rather than Read more

Strategic goals-Strategic goals are stated in general terms.They are developed in view of the mission of the organization.They outline overall organizations goals relating to different dimensions of their business like profit making,product development,resources allocation,human resource development,research priorities, and so on.These Read more

Meaning of organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness can be defined as the efficiency with which an association is able to meet its objectives. This means an organization that produces a desired effect or an organization that is productive without waste. Organizational Read more

Controlling information: One technique of political behavior is to control the dissemination of critical information to others. The more critical the information and fewer the people who have it, the stronger is political power base of those who possess these Read more