Managing And Organizations An Introduction To Theory And Practice 3rd Edition Stewart R Clegg, Tyrone S. Pitsis, Matthew Mount - Solutions

What does work mean to you?
Why do you like it?
Why is work so important?
Why do we give it such a place in our lives?
What is it about work that makes us feel good?
How does globalization shape human consciousnesses?
Define what you think is the problem, as you see it, and explain to what extent you think the problem is local or global.
Thinking about the issues covered in this chapter, how might what you have learned be applied to the research and write-up of your report? Provide clear links between your report and this chapter.
What would you recommend should be done to deal with the global resource problem? To what extent will it satisfy all the interested parties involved, including local fisheries, governments, industry, scientists, and conservationists alike? Can this outcome actually be achieved?
Recognize that organization culture is a more complex phenomenon than is often thought
Understand why managing culture within organizations can be a challenge
Understand why organizations typically have multiple cultures and subcultures, and that these are not easily managed by managers
Distinguish between integration, differentiation, and fragmentation accounts of organization culture
Describe how official conceptions of organization culture often function as a resource for managing, rather than a literal description of the state of affairs
Explain why the influential work of Geert Hofstede is subject to serious criticism
What is the difference between seeing a culture as strong or dominant?
What would postmodernists make of organization culture?
In what ways are contemporary managers the pastoralists of the modern age?
Should management academics prescribe organization cultures?
Can culture be managed, or is it just something that is there? Look at the students around you; think of your conversations with them, and discussions in class. To what extent can the variance between their value statements be considered reflective of a ‘national culture’?a What might it mean
Is it possible to ‘manage culture’ at all, or is this a contradiction in terms?
Based on your own experience, discuss possible approaches to ‘managing culture’.
What does culture consist of in this case?
List the main resources proposed as bases of power
Understand how power and legitimacy are related
Know what power relations are
Recognize that power conflicts are normal and acceptable in organizations
Understand how management of power may form a normal part of management practice
Describe the ‘soft’ ways in which power operates
Use power positively
Discuss decision-making in organizations
Decide what your goals should be and what you are trying to accomplish in consultation with direct stakeholders in your organization.
Diagnose patterns of dependence and interdependence; which individuals both inside and outside the organization are influential and important to achieving these goals?
What are the points of view of the important people likely to be? How will they feel about what you are trying to do?
What are the power bases of the important people? Which of them is the most influential in the decision?
What are your bases of power and influence? What bases of influence can you develop to gain more positive control over the situation?
Which of the various strategies and tactics for exercising power seem most appropriate and are likely to be effective, given the situation you confront?
Think back to your school days: what were the main forms of discipline – in an everyday, routine sense –that you experienced? Now, think about any jobs that you have done – what were the major forms of discipline there?
Using what you have learned in the chapter on power, how would a deeper understanding of power lead to more positive outcomes?
‘Everyone was motivated by power’, says Fairtlough. Analyse the power moves and how they played out, using the theories discussed in this chapter.
Explain the different concepts of communication
Understand the importance of communication processes at different levels
Appreciate the different levels of, and audiences for, communication in organizations
Discuss the benefits and shortcomings of different communications approaches
Evaluate critically the power of communication
Appreciate why polyphony is important in organizations
Identifying the target audience: If you want to sell clothing you have to identify who you would like to sell it to. You could target men, women, or children. But these categories are not precise enough by far. If you decide to target women you have to consider different subgroups such as
Defining communication objectives: Once you know your audience you have to define the objective of your communication: do you want your audience to learn about your brand? Or do you want them to come to your sale next Saturday?
Designing the message: Depending on the audience and the objective, the message would differ significantly. If you want to establish a strong brand image among sport-loving men you might decide to sponsor football. But if you want people to come to your Saturday sale you will send a different
Selecting communication channels: Channels of communication include traditionally TV, radio, and print advertising; additionally, there are new channels such as online e-mail, SMS, blogs, etc.
Measuring the communication process’s results: Finally, once you have decided how to communicate your message you should measure the effectiveness of your campaign. Online-based campaigns are very popular because it is very easy to measure how many unique users visited a site. Other communication
How do organizations communicate through marketing and branding?
What needs to be aligned in an expressive organization?
The creation of Scheherazade’s Divan can be explained as an authorizing of employees’ knowledge and voices. Discuss the pros and cons of enabling, and authorizing, informal communication in a public space.
Censorship of communication is found in any workplace. Discuss the different formal and informal forms that it might take.
Communication such as Scheherazade’s Divan was intended only for internal dissemination: is it realistic to think that what is designed for inside stays inside?
Explain the basic theories of knowledge management and learning
Understand the importance of these theories for organizations
Examine the benefits and shortcomings of these approaches
Understand the challenge that learning and managing knowledge poses for management
Identify organizational practices that encourage learning
(How) Can you justify calling free lunch a knowledge management tool?
What types of knowledge, if any, can be said to be shared and possibly created in such an initiative?
Discuss what types of knowledge management efforts you would invest in if you were a senior manager.
Explain the basic assumptions of innovation management
Grasp the role of change in organizations
Understand the role of creativity in business
Analyse different approaches to change and creativity
Discuss the benefits and shortcomings of these approaches
Appreciate these approaches’ challenges for management
Discuss organizational practices that trigger innovation and change
Why is change a process?
What is the significance of social innovation? How far does it differ from organizational innovation?
Starting from your own experiences, what do you think constitutes creativity at work? Can we do with one creativity concept for all kinds of work?
Appreciate many of the meanings behind the words managing and organization
Explain the relation between managing and organization
Understand why individuals and groups within organizations can be a challenge to manage and that managing is a difficult job to do well
Identify the impact that changes in the contemporary world are having on managing
Explain how traditional conceptions of organization and management entail issues of identity, hierarchy, and rationality 6.Explain why ‘rationality’ is sometimes less rational than it seems
What essential features does a kindergarten share with a university?
In what ways could a university be compared with a fast food restaurant?
In what ways might a McDonald’s be similar to a car factory?
What happens to one’s sense of individuality in organizations?
How is your world flat?
Develop an understanding of how psychology contributes to organizational behaviour
Describe the process of perception and understand how it can affect performance at work
Outline how values drive individual behaviour
Outline a range of personality theories
Explain how positive psychology can improve people’s workplaces
Define the meanings of teams and groups
Describe the concept of group dynamics and the process of group development
Categorize common problems in teamwork
Understand how to identify and resolve team conflict
Describe toxic emotions and how to deal with them in organizations and teams
What or who is Scooby Doo?a. A cartoon dogb. A street sweeping vehiclec. A rap band
Which of the following is not a Star Wars character?a. Yodab. Darth Vaderc. Spock
Which number is the last number in the following sequence: 2, 4, 6, 8, __?a. 10b. 12c. 14 1 Agronulocytosis isa. A part of a plant?b. The process of fermenting fruit for alcohol?c. A type of microorganism?d. A side effect from drugs?
Which of the following is the largest in terms of size?a. The United Kingdomb. Maltac. Italyd. The Great Barrier Reef of Queensland
How many medals did Australia win in the 2006 Winter Olympics?a. None, Australia does not compete in the Winter Olympicsb. Two – one Gold and one Bronzec. Noned. One – a Gold Medal
Define what is meant by leadership and coaching

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