There are mainly 5 different methods of learning; Trial and Error Method. Conditional Response. Learning by Insight. Learning by Imitation. Transfer of Training. 1. Trial and Error Method This is the most primitive and simplest way in which learning occurs. Placed in a new situation the individual makes a number of random movements, those which…
Learning principles are guidelines for the ways in which people learn most effectively. The more these principles are reflected in training, the more effective training is likely to be. Research suggests that they apply equally to domestic and international situations. These are the basic principles or conditions that facilitate learning. Learning is a change in…
Conflict is a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected, or is about to negatively affect, something that the first party cares about.
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory describes the effects of a society’s culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis. 6 dimensions of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory; (1) Power Distance Index (PDI), (2) Individualism vs. Collectivism (IDV), (3) Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI), (4) Masculinity vs. Femininity (MAS), (5) Long-term Orientation vs. Short-term Orientation (LTO), and (6) Indulgence vs. Restraint (IND).
Theory Z management tends to promote stable employment, high productivity, and high employee morale and satisfaction. Theory Z stresses the need for the workers to become generalists, rather than specialists, and to increase their knowledge of the company and its processes through job rotations and constant training.
5 steps to building an organizational culture; (1) teach it (2) define it (3) live it,(4) measure it and (5) reward it.
3 stages of organizational socialization are; (1) Pre-Arrival Stage (2) The Encounter Stage and (3) Metamorphosis.
Strong organizational culture works like strong social glue, which bonds members of an organization together through shared goals. Weak organizational culture allows for an increase in turnover of employees because of a lack of corporate cohesiveness and mission.
Organizational culture is the sum of values and rituals which serve as glue to integrate the members of the organization.
Culture is defined as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and effective understanding learned through socialization.