BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Organizational Analysis
- a type of internal business appraisal aimed at identifying areas of inefficiency and opportunities for streamlining and reorganization
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- Essai: dislocating organizational time
- In a recent essay, Cooper and Law (1995: 238) compare the 'distal and proximal modes of thinking in organizational analysis'. They explain that, 'Distal thinking privileges results and outcomes, the "finished" things or objects of thought and action. It privileges the ready-made' (p. 239). Accordingly, when Cooper and Burrell (1988:...
- Research articles 1997-06-22
- From interpretation to representation in organizational analysis: postmodernism, ethnography and organizational symbolism
- (see Jeffcutt, 1993b, 1994).Accordingly, throughout this paper, I have sought to argue that such 'canonized' hyper-modern positions in Organization Studies exemplified by the heroic and romantic narratives of the organizational culture and symbolism literature are indeed 'dominant but dead' (Smircich and Calas 1987). Moreover, I have also sought to indicate...
- Research articles 1994-03-22
- Organizational Change That Produces Results: The Linkage Approach
- This paper provides a tool for creating change that produces observable results in complex organizations. Linkage analysis helps managers map, evaluate, and overcome barriers that underlie the organizational improvement paradox. In this paradox, organizational changes are expected to lead to performance benefits for a unit as well as for the...
- White papers 2006-08-03
- Wireless Organizational Communication: A Framework for Communicative Informatics
- "As mobile communication becomes more pervasive, there is an increasing need to study the potential uses of wireless organizational communication. The difficulty in analyzing information and communication technology ICT in organizational communication is the unintentional split between information processes perspectives and human communication perspectives in the discussions of workplace...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Organizational economics in agriculture policy analysis
- The ongoing industrialization of U.S. agriculture encompasses important changes in farm production practices, in the organization of farm input and output markets, and in the mix of activities carried out by farm operators. These shifts raise important issues for the role of government in the sector and for the design...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- How Managers Use Organizational Behavior Analysis
- Organizational Behavior is helpful to managers because it allows them to analyze their employees and how they interact within there departments/organizations. If we look at an organization like an organism it lives and breaths. If we do not put forth a clear vision Goals for our body (Groups/Employees) then we...
- White papers 2008-11-13
- Performing a Cost/Benefit Analysis
- When you've put a lot of time and effort into developing an idea for a new project or initiative, you may be eager to get it approved and underway. Before you can get started, though, you must convince the decision-makers the project is worthwhile by determining its economic viability—which you...
- Articles 2007-10-29
- Conceptualization and Management of Communication Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Three Guatemalan Organizations
- "This study investigated employees' and supervisors' conceptualizations of organizational commitment and communication satisfaction in three Guatemalan organizations. The study also examined differences and similarities in participants' views of management strategies based on levels of commitment and satisfaction. Self-administered surveys with open-ended questions were used to collect data. The content analysis...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning
- To date, little research has been done on managing the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings. This paper examines the implementation of a supply chain planning process at a consumer electronics company, concentrating on the consensus forecasting approach around which the process revolves. The...
- Case studies 2006-10-10
- Human and Organizational Risk Modeling
- This white paper report describes a study of human and organizational risk within NASA's Team X, a conceptual mission design team. A grounded theory approach was used to develop computational models for risk analysis. Among the major findings in the analysis were identification of critical personnel, risk of turnover and...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- Enhancing Swot Analysis Using Triz and the Bipolar Conflict Graph: A Case Study on the Microsoft Corporation
- In strategic planning, SWOT analysis is the most common technique for situation analysis of organizations. "SWOT" is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. However, the results of SWOT analysis, which are presented in a 2x2 matrix, are largely descriptive. The matrix contains a listing of organizational strengths, weaknesses,...
- White papers 2004-07-21
- Business Process Analysis
- View Available Dates and LocationsIn this course, you'll learn to model business processes as they are currently enacted, assess the quality of those business processes, and collaborate with the stakeholders to identify improvements. The course begins by teaching you the roles and responsibilities of the...
- Training 2008-01-01
- Organizational Learning and Litigation Analysis in Project Management:
- When complex projects result in large cost overruns, managers want to understand why this happened. There may be the possibility of making a claim against another party, or managers may simply wish to learn from any mistakes made. When using System Dynamics SD models to analyze the reasons for project...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Complementarity, Organizational Structure, And Incentives
- This article considers the implications of production externalities on organizational structure decisions and the design of optimal incentives for segment managers. It is assumed that the firm produces multiple products in multiple countries and that complementarities are present when managers are assigned by country, but not when they are assigned...
- White papers 2001-02-27
- Gainsharing And Organizational Learning: An Analysis Of Employee Suggestions Over Time
- From the executive summary: ‘The paper addresses the issue of how gainsharing programs work by proposing a model of gainsharing as an organizational learning system. Employee suggestions submitted over the first four years of a gainsharing plan at one plant are analyzed. The results indicated that although traditional explanations of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Organizational Strategy : An Overview
- Strategy of an organization defines the overall plan to deploy strategic resources towards achievement of long-term goals and objectives of the organization. Competitive advantage of a firm is measured by how much more value the firm is able to provide to its customers as compared to its rival firms. Organizational...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Paradigms, Praxis and Paradox in the Analysis of Organization Change: The Generative Nature of Control
- This paper presents a critical assessment of organizational change initiatives. It argues that the limited success of most organizational change programs reflects the stability of the core problematic of control underlying both the old and the new workplace. Further, it describes the tensions and contradictions associated with various change initiatives...
- White papers 2001-06-15
- HHS's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a streamlined competition for Career and Organizational Development/Instructional Services.(A-76 Competitions; Health and Human Services)(Brief Article)
- HHS's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a streamlined competition for Career and Organizational Development/Instructional Services. Functions include providing knowledge management, training ... HHS's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a streamlined competition for Career and Organizational Development/Instructional Services. Functions include providing...
- Research articles 2004-04-02
- SWOT Analysis
- This article gives a clear definition of SWOT analysis and the elements that make SWOT analysis effective. The author further gives details on the changes that SWOT analysis could make in competitive, socio-cultural, political & legal and internal organizational environments. In addition, it has been mentioned that it is not...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Michael Porter's 5-Force Analysis
- Strategy of an organization defines the overall plan to deploy strategic resources towards achievement of long-term goals and objectives of the organization. The external environment of a firm consists of the moves and counter moves executed by its competitors. The organizational strategy is effectively realized only after gauging the mood...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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