Lecture 8

Question 1

Adaptive orientation:

Answer 1

the business is perfectly adapted to non-rush
hours…(after 8.30-13 o’clock); crowded trains
makes it unhandy for people to cary their own
food; adaptive orientation is high;

Question 2

Adaptive orientation:

Answer 2

the business is perfectly adapted to non-rush
hours…(after 8.30-13 o’clock); crowded trains
makes it unhandy for people to cary their own
food; adaptive orientation is high;

Question 3

Organizational culture

Answer 3

= system of shared values and beliefs that interact with an organization’s people, structure, and systems to produce behavioral norms.

Question 4

What is a learning organization?

Answer 4

Organizations that are skilled at:
- creating, acquiring, interpreting, transferring & retaining knowledge
- modify its behavior in response to this knowledge

Question 5

Why is organizational learning needed?

Answer 5

• Rate of learning can be the only sustainable competitive advantage (everything else can be copied…)
• World is changing and we need to adapt to these changes