organization modeling, leadership theory, and organizational culture Introduction General Motors is one of the largest and well-known companies in the world. This is because of its consistency in leadership in the automotive industry. In 2014, the company lost about 800,000 cars due to an explosion that happen because of the faulty of the stitches. The company has been successful because of its organization model that shows the hierarchy where the flow of power is downward and vertical. On the other hand, General Motors is the first company that has faced a cultural repercussion of a cultural crisis. The following paper will analyze the organization modeling, leadership theory, and organizational culture of the company in the case study. Organizational model The model that is used by the General Motor company is the traditional hierarchical model. In the traditional hierarchal model is where the flow of power is downward and vertical. The model is made in a way that it can be recognized easily by the employees of the organization. The model is comprised of line work, supervisors, and central personal management.…

The relevance of Culture to the Human Rights Discourse Introduction As a theory, universal human rights must precede over any cultural rights demands. Human rights are however often in conflict with cultural practices and values when it comes to practical enforcement, a phenomenon that is more often than not, oversimplified and misconstrued as less complicated. Human rights are essentially accommodative to cultural values and allow for their promotion and recognition. While there is a legitimate call for cultural pluralism and the need for respecting and celebrating a diversity of cultures, the demand cannot supersede fundamental human rights that allow for the protection of human dignity, integrity, and well-being. This paper delves into empirically discussing the relevance of culture to the human rights discourse. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established in December 1948 by the international community as their exceptional commitment to observing and guaranteeing a package of fundamental human rights that everyone must enjoy for the simple fact that they are human beings (Chow, 13). Since the ratification of the framework, the world has gained a dominant discourse…

Corporate culture in Allianz Ireland  The corporate culture at Allianz Ireland helps to determine how the employees and management interact while handling corporate transactions. Therefore, the corporate culture at the company is implied rather than being expressly defined (Linnenluecke & Griffiths, 2010). This makes the company develop organically over time from the overall traits of the employees hired. Allianz corporate culture enables the employees to find a balance between their daily lives and work. The company takes consideration of the employees’ wellbeing and health by developing several projects such as motivational talks, demonstrations, work clubs and test support (Benbya & Leidner, 2016). By doing this, the culture of the company covers both the employees and their performances. The culture is of inclusive meritocracy as the four people attributes define it. These include entrepreneurship, trust, collaborative leadership and market and customer excellence. The traits help the company to know how to act, especially when dealing with their customers and each other. Allianz Ireland uses the clan culture that is based on collaboration. The clan culture theory mentions that all the employees…

Culture of Health Health Equity Solution and Relevant Examples The elimination of health disparities is the primary goal of every healthcare institution. Today, health care opportunities and health equity have become inseparable from each other. This is why efforts are tailored to develop means through which resources are allocated to determine the process of accessing healthcare services. As a guiding approach, public health agents are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that every person has equal opportunities and the right to access health care services. However, the prevalence of health status and health conditions has been observed to affect various groups due to their socioeconomic status, gender, race, disability status, and so on as reflected by social-ecological ethical model. Therefore, health equity can be understood as a situation in which every resident, regardless of geographic region, race, or gender, has equal access to attain health potential without one being disadvantaged in one way or another. There are concrete examples of health equity. The first category is a living condition that is indicated by the environment, housing, food, access to health…

METAPHOR OF CULTURE In most organizations, there are always behaviors that are accepted and have a particular pattern. Therefore, forming the concept of culture in an organization. Culture can also be seen where the workforce has a shared understanding of what they think, feel, and believe. Hence culture in an organization leads to the creation of a mini-society in an organization and the have its own culture and subculture. The movement of culture as a metaphor began when many of the scholars had different opinions on the rational model of organizations. Their argument of rationality came because of their belief that most of the decisions, mission statements, and goals in an organization usually have a plan and also follow many considerations. According to Linda Smircich (1983) suggested two concepts on an organizational structure that include organizational culture as a variable and organizational structure as the essence of an organization. Linda believes that culture has a critical attribute that usually influences outcomes. The impact on results is generally seen in productivity and worker satisfaction. Culture, as the essence of an organization,…

CULTURE CLASH IN THE BOARDROOM It is important to understand that the case at hand plays a critical role in exploring different issues that might arise while performing business across borders. In fact, the case in question plays a significant part in speaking of a joint venture existing between a German based organization as well as China. In particular, the German firm tries to expand its operations into China and for it to do so; it must try to get China to agree with what the organization is providing. On the same note, the available culture block comes into play as the two involved ventures operate their businesses in various ways. It is noteworthy that the case at hand is a prime instance of various issues experienced when doing global business. Simply put, it is evident that the aforementioned type of business has both negative as well as positive effects to the decision that is made (Xin and Wang 2011). In fact, the idea of international culture is the fundamental issue that faces many investors who wish to venture in…

Culture and Socialization             Culture refers to the knowledge and characteristics of a specific group of individuals that encompasses religion, language, social habits, arts and music amongst others. Moreover, culture has been defined as the shared behavioral patterns and interactions, understanding and the cognitive constructs learned through socialization (Greenfield, 2016). Thus, culture may be perceived as the growth of the identity of a given group that is mainly fostered by distinctive social patterns of a group. Consequently, socialization refers to the adaptation of the behaviors considered to be norms of a given society or culture. Theory Cooley’s looking-glass self refers to the social psychological idea that maintains that asserts that an individual’s self is derived from the perception of others and the society’s interpersonal interactions. This mainly implies that individuals shape themselves on the basis of how they are perceived by others, and this leads to the individuals reinforcing the perspectives that others on themselves. In his theory of the formation of self, Mead hypothesized that the self consists of two key parts, namely; self-image and self-awareness. In this regard,…

 culture in New Zealand In New Zealand, our culture is really built around our communities and our families. And that goes for pretty much every race that lives here. Like you said, multi Samoans, Islanders, Kiwis, Asians, wherever you’re from, there’s a strong sense of community wherever you go. And I think for Hugo, we care about our people and we care about our own, and we try to look after our own as a general rule. And it’s been really good seeing that with the government and with policy starting to come through and reflecting the views of the people. I’m sorry to see part of that is that I feel there’s a wish born from the people’s wishes to get that help that’s desperately needed for. Because when you walk past someone on the street, a lot of the times when I was young I didn’t realize you just walked past and you didn’t realize, but now you’re starting to get a sense of that whole community that we talk about. 00:55That could be my brother, that could…

Culture and Global HRM In the current business environment, the internalization of business is increasingly becoming an inevitable precondition for future development and growth of organizations. However, the internalization of businesses necessitates organizations to formulate and actualize different changes in the course of business operations. One of the sectors that need changes in human resource management. In the modern world economy, human professionals, employees, and managers work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds. Most global businesses are facing the problem of adaptability to the varied cultures that employees and managers are subjected to in the course of business operations. Most employees encounter awkward situations regularly. The major problem that hinders global effective human resource management is perhaps the communication aspect. Different cultures have varied languages and hence make it almost impossible to have seamless communication. The problem of communication in international human resource management is amongst the compelling forces that have necessitated research on culture and international human resource management. This paper is purposed to examine tools and options for enhancing effective communication in the global economy. Also, the paper…

stereotype in both Eastern and Western cultures There is a common stereotype in both Eastern and Western cultures where it is believed that women are emotional than men. This is mostly when the response to negative emotions is concerned. Emotions have been gendered, and this topic seeks to identify the difference between women and men in various ways in which the two genders express their feelings.            It is believed that women discrete emotions such as happiness, sadness, disguise, and fear more than men. Many scholars and researchers have found out that most of the expression of different emotions in men and women is due to the socialized gender roles. Studies show that the expression of these emotions are not biologically caused but caused by the difference in social expectations of men and women in society. Psychologists do not agree with the notion that men experience fewer emotions as compared to women. Most researchers tell men to express restrictive emotions. This refers to the act od constantly expressing certain emotions and unwillingly disclose intimate feelings. The tendency of men exhibiting…