Anglia Ruskin University Organizational Structure and Change Discussion

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Chapter 16: Organizational Culture

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the common characteristics of organizational culture.
2. Compare the functional and dysfunctional effects of organizational culture on people and the organization.
3. Identify the factors that create and sustain an organization’s culture.
4. Show how culture is transmitted to employees.
5. Describe the similarities and differences in creating an ethical culture, a positive culture, and a spiritual culture.
6. Show how national culture may affect the way organizational culture is interpreted in another country.

Chapter 17: Organizational Change and Stress Management

Learning Objectives:

1. Contrast the forces for change and planned change.
2. Describe the ways to overcome resistance to change.
3. Compare the four main approaches to managing organizational change.
4. Demonstrate three ways of creating a culture for change.
5. Identify the potential environmental, organizational, and personal sources of stress at work as well as the role of individual and cultural differences.
6. Identify the physiological, psychological, and behavioral symptoms of stress at work.
7. Describe individual and organizational approaches to managing stress at work.
8. Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
9. 1. Technological advances in society have been shown to cause organizational stress. Why is this the case, given that changes in technology usually means work is less complicated or time consuming?

   [Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!] [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]Submitting the Initial Posting:Your initial posting should be completed by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. EST.