Several of you are planning to do the long form wiki article for your final paper. Here is the link for topics under Organization Theory on wikipedia (the big English one, en.wikipedia.org). As you can see, there is plenty of room for you to add a whole article. You will need an account. You will [...]
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After struggling to decide on my final paper topic, I have finally arrived at a decision. I would like to continue my studies from class on organizational culture especially those cultures impacted by tragedy or change. After reading The Smartest Guys in the Room I have become increasingly interested in the effects that culture has [...]
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William G. Ouchi discusses in the article Markets, Bureaucracies, and Clans the importance of evaluating organizational efficiency in order to determine the value of individuals to an organization. He states that a transaction cost framework allows for this type of evaluation of organizational efficiency-the framework is based on two conditions, namely goal incongruence and performance [...]
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The article Expectations, Legitimation, and Dominance Behavior in Task Groups, Cecilia Ridgeway and Joseph Berger discuss how a group structure forms from expectation, is solidified through legitimation and is practiced with dominance behavior. Expectations are what the group thinks will happen with the group structure based on the characteristics of the group and of the [...]
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A little over a week ago I booked a spring break vacation to Cancun, Mexico. It took me a while to choose which tropical destination I wanted to visit, and then even longer to decide on a hotel in my country of choice. The only reason I finally came to a decision was because there [...]
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I have heard many US Americans complain about the Government here and its flaws. I dare you to read this post, if by the end of it, you can draw me an organization chart of the Government I am about to compare the US Government to, I shall owe you a home-cooked South Asian meal. [...]
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As we learn more and more about what happened internally at Enron, I think it’s safe to say there are some pretty clear connections to the organizational structure there and some of the structures we are learning about in Scott and Davis’s “Organizing and Organizations.” Something that stood out in my mind in particular was [...]
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Of the first Two Weeks… Special thanks to Evan and Leah for being the first two guest editors on the Blog Council. Of course, none of their fine work could be included for consideration. These were not easy decisions, so kudos to everyone for producing such good content. The council will provide individual feedback to [...]
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