AAOM Handbook

Social Theory

CPQQTR

Also known as a Task Assignment. The vehicle by which a task is specified and assigned. Each task assignment includes • Context – the rationale for the task and any relevant underlying theory. • Purpose – the outcome required from the task. The purpose should be one sentence with no conjunctions. • Quantity – the checklist of the deliverables from the task. • Quality – the acceptance standards/specifications for each relevant deliverable. • Time – the time constraints applying to the task. • Resourcing – the resources available/assigned to the task. Not everyone will put an action in the same place on the Values Continua. Take a simple example; expenses for travel and/or overnight accommodation. Does the organization have set rates, are they fair and what are the procedures for claiming? Does this demonstrate that the organisation trusts you? There is no guarantee that any system will be perceived as fair and honest. However, if you rate beliefs about expense treatment you may find that some people regard them towards the fair end, others towards the unfair end. You may end up with a distribution of views about an organisation as follows Culture

Group A and Group B form two different CULTURES. A culture is formed when people share assumptions about whether behaviours demonstrate positive or negative values, in other words they share mythologies.

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