Organizational Behaviour Individual Assignment
STUDENT NAME : TSANWANI R
STUDENT NUMBER : 20150274
ASSIGNMENT TITLE : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
DATE : 05 APRIL 2009
PROGRAMME : ABP/BTECH
Contents Page
Executive summary 3
Using shaping as a management tool 4-7
Heredity 8-11
Factors that may contribute to differences in patterns of job satisfaction 12-15
Factors that differentiate good decision makers from poor ones 16-19
Bibliography 20-21
Executive summary
According to Robbins, Judge, Odendaal and Roodt (2009:7), Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations. It says in (Human Behavior: 2009) human behavior is more complex; their diversity can limit the ability to develop simple, accurate, and sweeping generalizations. In organizational behavior, most of our generalizations are stated in a form of contingency. For example, we know that money motivates people under some conditions, but not all. Similarly, change is more effective if people affected participate in the change process-but not always. From the above finding it can be seen that these individuals that make the different groups to form an organization react differently under same conditions due to different personalities, environments that they were brought under, beliefs, attitudes etc. Most of these factors will be looked at and be assessed to find a feasible conclusion that could add value in an organization. The below factors will be tackled in this study.
✓ Using shaping as a management tool ✓ Heredity ✓ Factors that may contribute to differences in patterns of job satisfaction ✓ Factors that differentiate good decision makers from poor ones
Different sources of information (Text books and Internet) will be looked at to find information on the above aspects, Company reports and information from managers could
STUDENT NUMBER : 20150274
ASSIGNMENT TITLE : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
DATE : 05 APRIL 2009
PROGRAMME : ABP/BTECH
Contents Page
Executive summary 3
Using shaping as a management tool 4-7
Heredity 8-11
Factors that may contribute to differences in patterns of job satisfaction 12-15
Factors that differentiate good decision makers from poor ones 16-19
Bibliography 20-21
Executive summary
According to Robbins, Judge, Odendaal and Roodt (2009:7), Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations. It says in (Human Behavior: 2009) human behavior is more complex; their diversity can limit the ability to develop simple, accurate, and sweeping generalizations. In organizational behavior, most of our generalizations are stated in a form of contingency. For example, we know that money motivates people under some conditions, but not all. Similarly, change is more effective if people affected participate in the change process-but not always. From the above finding it can be seen that these individuals that make the different groups to form an organization react differently under same conditions due to different personalities, environments that they were brought under, beliefs, attitudes etc. Most of these factors will be looked at and be assessed to find a feasible conclusion that could add value in an organization. The below factors will be tackled in this study.
✓ Using shaping as a management tool ✓ Heredity ✓ Factors that may contribute to differences in patterns of job satisfaction ✓ Factors that differentiate good decision makers from poor ones
Different sources of information (Text books and Internet) will be looked at to find information on the above aspects, Company reports and information from managers could
Bibliography: Robbins S.P, Judge T.A, Odendaal A, Roodt G. Organizational Behavior Global and Southern African Perspective (2009). 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, South Africa.