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Title: B&D 1-2

Description: HOD 1200 Perspec.Organizational Fit --Vanderbilt University

Total Flash Cards: 5

Created: 09/23/2008 14:56:15

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Term
What is an Organization?
Definition
-goal directed social entity
-has deliberate structure
-coordinated activity system
-linked to stakeholders that provide inputs based on expectation
-stakeholders recieve outputs over time
Term
When coordinating systems are effective...
Definition
-brings people and resources together to achieve goals efficiently
-produces innovative goods/services to customers
-creates values for owners/customers/employees
-contributes to societal advancement
Term
When coordinating systems are NOT effective...
Definition
-desired goals/outcomes are not achieved efficiently
-goods/services may not be good or safe
-stakeholders may leave because they aren't recieving enough value from their inputs
-organization eventually fails affecting remaining stakeholders and society
Term
Systems Model for Organization Learning
Definition
cycle of short term strategy and short term gains
bigger cycle of short term strategy-DELAY-long term costs
by SENGE & OSHRY
Term
Common Fallacies in Organizational Diagnosis that inhibit learning
Definition
-blaming people (bad attitudes/incompetent)
-blame the bureaucracy (stifled by rules)
-thirst for power (organizations are filled with predators and prey)