Organizational Behavior - Q&A

Résumé du document

1) Identify why positive resonance is useful for a team.
2) Describe the main characteristics of historical structural change, from the functional organization to the horizontal one.
3) Explain the basic dynamics you should take care of when managing change.
4) Describe the way feedback should be given in order to have a positive impact.
5) Explain the link between procedural and distributive justice.
6) Describe how to announce bad news so that it has a favorable impact.
7) Analyse the reasons why the delegated processes can empower people at work.
8) Describe the main components of flourishing.

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[...] Finally, future trends are emerging in organizational structures. These are namely "flattening" the organization and industry consolidation. The first one is a move to eliminate "middle management" in an attempt to flatten the organization and improve communication. The second one came to be after world industries started consolidating, forming conglomerates and looking into entering alliances and mergers. The resulting organization is thus more complicated, and the sophisticated and intricate chain of management should provide for a more suited organizational structure. [...]

[...] Having responsibilities, being trusted and recognized empowers people at work. Describe the main components of flourishing. [...]

[...] There are certain rules when announcing bad news that could help them have a favorable impact: Being real Getting to the point Being clear Giving your audience forward-looking assurance Staying calm Analyse the reasons why the delegated processes can empower people at work. Delegating is much more than just a way to divide the workload and share tasks. Delegating comes from the top management and trickles down in the organization from superior to workers. Because it relies so heavily on trust, it gives people new responsibilities and new ways to earn recognition from their peers and superiors if they happen to be up to the tasks. [...]

[...] Organizational Behaviour Identify why positive resonance is useful for a team. Positive resonance is a term originally describing an effect in chemistry occurring when the groups release electrons to the other molecules and raise molecular electron density that way. It is used in organizational behavior as a metaphor meant to illustrate how a person could pull on many resources from different aspects of their lives to benefit their work efficiency and attitude. Being skilled at work triggers financial rewards but also (and mostly, for the point we want to illustrate here) it means gaining the approval of colleagues, superiors, and loved ones. [...]

[...] Organizational change happens when firms transition from its current state to a desired future state. Managing this change entails planning and implementing change to provide a smooth transition for the individuals directly or indirectly involved with the organization. Daniel Wischnevsky and Fariborz Daman identify different areas of change: strategy, structure, and organizational power (publication in Jounal of Managerial Issues). Some single out these three areas but add technology or individuals inside the corporate as well. All of these areas should transition through the change together, and it is unconceivable for a company to embark in transforming one without taking care of the others. [...]