Acronyms Chapter 1

Question 1

How to protect Psychological Contract

Answer 1

BE CALM

1. Employer Brand
2. Managing Expectations
3. Two-way and effective Communication
4. Measuring Employee Attitudes
5. Learning and Career Development
6. Management Style

Question 2

Macro Environmental Factors

Answer 2

STEEPLED

1. Social / Socio-cultural
2. Technological
3. Economic
4. Environmental
5. Political
6. Legal
7. Ethical
8. Demographic

Question 3

Hofstede’s 6 Cultural Dimension

Answer 3

I PLUM I

1. INDIVIDUALISM v/s Collectivism
2. POWER Distance - hierarchy
3. LONG-TERM v/s Short-term Orientation
4. UNCERTAINTY Avoidance
5. MASCULINITY v/s Femininity
6. INDULGENT v/s Restrained

Question 4

Organisational Metaphors

Answer 4

FIPP COMB

1. Flux and Transformation
2. Instrument of Domination
3. Political System
4. Psychic Prison
5. Culture
6. Organism
7. Machine
8. Brain

Question 5

Socio-Technical System

Answer 5

L PATCH HER

1. LEADER in ME – leaders of people, leaders of skills
2. Organisational PURPOSE
3. Creative ADAPTION – empowering people to solve problems
4. TALENT within – invest in talent
5. Harmonious COMMUNITIES – inter-connected networks
6. Organisational HABITAT – encourage co-operation within organisation
7. Organisational HUSBANDRY – holistic framework to make decisions and arrive at solutions with an understanding of unintended consequences and commitment to environmental stewardship and citizenship
8. ENERGY transformation – sustainable practices to ensure actors are held accountable for outcomes
9. Organisational RECYCLING – continuous process of change and transformation within the organisation