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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Evaluating Organisational Objectives and Structural Fit

THM705 · Organisational Behaviour in Tourism and Hospitality — Week 2 of 16

CourseTHM705
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Evaluating Organisational Objectives and Structural Fit

  1. Corporate mission and strategic KPIs
  2. Stakeholder expectation mapping
  3. Structural contingency theory
  4. Alignment between organizational design and strategic execution
  5. Corporate Structure for Execution of Stratgy Chap 10
  6. Lecture 12: ORGANIZATION AND ORGANIZATION THEORY: THE DETERMINANTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
  7. Business Strategy 05 - Vision, Mission, Values, and a few "Loose Ends"

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Evaluate the objectives of a tourism or hospitality organisation.
  • 1.3 Critically evaluate how well the structure of an organisation helps it to achieve its objectives.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the objectives of a tourism or hospitality organisation.

Study materials

Videos

  • Corporate Structure for Execution of Stratgy Chap 10 · YouTube · Michael Nugent · 32 min · for registered students
  • Business Strategy 05 - Vision, Mission, Values, and a few "Loose Ends" · YouTube · Ajarn Olli · 15 min · for registered students
  • What is Contingency Theory? | Strategic Management | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 7 min · for registered students
  • Organisational Structure · YouTube · Galton College · 22 min · for registered students
  • Setting Objectives · YouTube · GreggU · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OpenCourseWare 15.320 Strategic Organizational Design (Spring 2011) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
  • Business Ethics, ch. 3: Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 69–92 · for registered students
  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 16: Organizational Structure and Change · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 469–496 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Organisational Structure and Design in Hospitality
  • Week 2: Evaluating Organisational Objectives and Structural Fit
  • Week 3: Performance Analysis in International Tourism
  • Week 4: Structural Realignment for Profitability
  • Week 5: Theories of Cross-Cultural Management
  • Week 6: Workforce Cultural Diversity in Hospitality
  • Week 7: International Human Resource Management Implementation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Global Leadership and Management Competencies
  • Week 10: Motivation and Retention in Service Organisations
  • Week 11: Team Dynamics and Teamwork Models
  • Week 12: Applying Organisational Behaviour in Tourism and Hospitalit…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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