EXAM 2 Studyguide, from GDoc Flashcards
What are 3 strategies which you can use to analyze symbols?
- Recognize the symbols in a specific context
- Unravel members interpretations in this context
- Verify the reliability of these interpretation across multiple members.
What are the 4 functions played by symbols in OC?
- Reflect org Culture
- Influence Behavior
- Facilitate Org Members
- Integrate org systems of meaning
Definition for sign?
Material object (Sign, Sound, Object) which stands for something else
Definition for Symbol?
Has a meaning behind it, what Cultural group uses to make meaning
Definition for Signifiers?
The immediate physical thing
Definition for Signified?
Abstract idea that comes from signifier
Definition for Denotative?
Literal, dictionary definition
Definiton for Connotative?
How a sign gets interpreted in a specific society/OC
Definiton for Text?
Cluster of signs
Definition for “Paradigmatic” codes?
If two signs exist in the same category, they can be substituted for each other. (EX - a gift for a teacher that a promotion)
Definition for “Syntagmatic” Codes?
Represents how signs could be combined in sequence. It’s a retirement party, for someone you worked with for years. You understand that things should happen in a specific sequence, and there is a right order of a “beginning, middle end”.)
Definition of codes?
A set of rules used for combining or substituting signs.
Why did PP feel the need to redesign its clinical spaces?
They wanted to create an overall better customer experience.
What goals did PP wish to achieve in this process?
Creating more private seating, streamlining paperwork, and have all the new concepts integrated fully in 5 years.
How was this redesign tied to changes in PP’s org culture?
PP is typically bleh and bland. Doesn’t leave a good taste in customers mouths. Creating an overall better experience so that they can be competitive in health care industry.
