Essays on Learning Organization

Management

Q1 The learning organization is an organizational structure or the culture which gives the importance to the learning, innovation and taking risks relating to the prospects of the business. The main advantage of the learning organization is that it provides the chance to generate profits as the first movers in the market. The changes and improvements in the technology are forcing the organizations to focus on the studies of the employees to maximize the competitive advantage. (Silberman, 2013) Q2 The Mintzberg’s Modes of Strategic Decision Making describes the strategic approaches of the business. In the Entrepreneurial mode, the ...

Article Analysis

Article one

This article illuminates on the necessity for learning and development that is triggered by the ever-changing world economy, increasing competition and the corresponding technological advancements that plague the contemporary working environment. Changes in the working, industrial and knowledge paradigms are imminent at all times. Therefore, the article briefs on the importance of organizations to ensure that their employees have the necessary capabilities of adapting and continually learning to remain relevant in the market and production scales in general. The article points out that it is the duty of organizational and managerial personnel to ensure that the relevant ...

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The concept of changing mindset transcends to both the personal perspective of every individuals to shift from career to entrepreneurship and the organizational perspective of shifting into a learning organization. Furthermore, the concept of changing mindset will be elaborated by analyzing a case study and the article by Seddon and O’Donnovan (2010). In he first part, the changing mindset was demonstrated by the case of Andy who successfully established a small business instead of staying in his career. It is apparent from the case that changing from career into a small business entrepreneur can be a challenge, but ...

The article “One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?” by Frederick Herzberg discovers the main drivers for employees to get their real and unique motivation. The main goal is the organization’s productivity and profitability. However, the author focuses on the controversial points of the employee’s psychology of having a job or searching for a new job as the opposite sides of being satisfied with one job as a result of a high extent of dedication, responsibility, and self-interest. At this point, the article is not solely about motivation, but it is about the features of how ...

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The purpose of the assignment is to present recommendations for NCOA through using the Senge’s five disciplines of the learning organization. It has been determined that the organization is suffering for the issues system archetypes such as shifting the burden and limit to growth. The organization is not able to deliver the latest knowledge of supply techniques. The top management of the organization lacks in personal mastery, as leaders preferred traditional systems and wanted that instructor also follow the same. The failure of the organization in achieving its goals is the evidence that the firm is suffering from ...

Customer Centricity has been explained as a business strategy where business functions revolve around understanding and satisfying customer needs. MacDonald (2016) terms it as a strategy which means putting the customer first and at the centre of a business that consists of understanding the customer needs, building a relationship with him and retaining him. From the 4 Ps of Management, the focus has changed to ‘get, keep, grow’ – meaning getting customers, retaining them and serving them facilities which help in winning over other customers too. A Customer Strategy focuses on the acquisition of customers, retaining them and increasing revenues ...

A leadership style describes a leader's way of implementation of plans, providing direction as well as motivating subordinates. Initially, it was evident from the Volukas Report that GM practiced the authoritarian leadership style. Authoritarianism is characterized by the strictly professional relationship between leaders and subordinates. The leaders focus on efficiency rather than culture. Authoritarians are known to make decisions independently or without consulting subordinates, as well as mostly providing for downward communication. Clearly, there was a reluctance to address issues regarding the ignition issues showing the lack of an open door policy. It is coupled with conflicting messages from ...

Introduction

Critical organizational evaluation is paramount. Focus is on development, reviews and personnel performance. Notably, the organizational analysis includes examining the organization environment both external and internal environment. The external environment refers to the forces that are without the organization. Often they affect the organizational performance. On the other hand, internal environment concerns the forces within the organization, for example, the strengths and the weakness of the organization. This paper will focus on analyzing higher learning institution elements. Namely, organizational structure, organizational environment, culture, size, structure and management styles

Organizational Structure

The organizational structure of an institution has a significant impact on ...

Improving Knowledge Management Through Organizational Structure

Improving Knowledge Management Through Structure In today’s information-rich and competitive business environment, successful knowledge management is vital to an organization’s performance. Firms must find effective ways to manage the large amount of available information and get it in the right hands so it can be utilized for the company’s benefit. The efficiency of knowledge is creation and employment is affected by many factors, including technology, leadership, and culture. One avenue to improving knowledge management performance is through the manipulation of organizational structure.

Knowledge has become a core resource for businesses. Knowledge in this context “is defined ...

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Andy’s Parties emerged as a successful startup for eight years from an unexpected uncovering of a robust and growing market for children’s birthday party. The business operates in a large market of working women with no time to arrange and manage their children’s birthday parties and who are willing and capable of paying the price for party services. While working mothers are getting more aware of their motherhood and marital obligations, their careers remained essential to their selfhood, making forcing them to choose both and balance the demands from either. The full service offer that Andy’ ...