Activity 1: Ford and Taylorism
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PdmNbqtDdI
Questions to consider:
- Would workers in Australia, America or Europe accept the Taylorism in this form today?
- Consider the design of scripts for use in Call Centres, can you see Taylorism in that? Explain.
- This ‘clip’ is showing history from 100 years ago. Some would say that ‘the world has moved on’ and these ideas are out of date. However, could there be parts of the world today for which these ideas might be just what they need? Explain.
Activity 1: Thomas Friedman on Globalisation; 3 Eras of Globalisation; World is flat
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2BguxRSyY
Questions to consider:
- What would be some of the key drawbacks or risks of living in the flat world of Globalisation 3.0 as Friedman describes it?
- Do you agree with Friedman’s iron rule of the flat world? Explain.
- Is the level of globalisation uniform across the world? Explain
Activity 1: Corporate culture and strategy
URL: ‘Culture clash: When corporate culture fights strategy, it can cost you’ http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu/article.cfm?aid=31
Questions to consider:
- Can you think of any examples where you experienced various culture types (Market, Clan, Adhocracy and Hierarchy culture) as a consumer to, or employee of, an organisation?
- If so, what is your evaluation of the aligment between its corporate culture and strategy?
What I need ?
Each blog should be in two sections: Section 1 lists the key ideas you have extracted from the prescribed e-learning activity. In Section 2 you apply those ideas to your own experience, to an organisation you know and to the topic(s) of this subject. The written report of your two best blogs has a 1,000 word limit and must be in the form of a research report (with table of contents, executive summary, main body, conclusion and references).
