COMM 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: G Adventures, Adventure Travel, Organizational Culture

• School: U of S
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMM 105
• Professor: Aloysius Newenham- Kahindi

Document Summary

To identify key organizations values (shared) and how they are emphasized in a firm (espoused/adopted: guide decision making & actions; enacted: putting employees in action) Source of enhancing efficiency, competitive advantage (differentiation), & innovation. Influence/shapes: behavior/ personality/attitudes/perceptions of individuals in a firm. G adventure mini-case: what is your theoretical ground from this case? (define your theory, need for power to make an impact with empowerment. How does it impact its employees generally: all employees seem to be motivated and innovative as well as skillful in their jobs, employees are based on not just skills but what their values are as well. They are looking at more than one aspect of the interviewee. They also take into account how they are going to impact the organization and environment as well as how innovative they can be. Implications: theoretically, mainly people are driven by the idea of motivation and engagement in an organization.