ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR NOTES I. TOPIC 1: What is organizational structure? Key topics under structure: a) 6 elements of structure b) Org. design c) Models of structure d) Factors affecting org structure e) Global implication ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE- refers to the way in which job tasks are formally‚ divided‚ grouped or coordinated. OR The formal system of task and reporting relationships showing how workers use resources. A. 6 elements of structure:
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour Organizational Behaviour (OB): is the study oh what people think‚ feel‚ and do in and around organizations. 1. It looks at employee behaviour‚ decisions‚ perceptions‚ and emotional responses 2. It examines how individuals and teams in organizations relate to each other and to their counterparts in other organizations Organizations: groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose. 3. Key feature of organizations:
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Chapter 6 Motivation Slid e 6-1 Learning Outcomes 1. 2. 3. 4. What is motivation? What is expectancy theory‚ and what are the three beliefs that help determine how work effort is directed? What role do needs play? What is goal setting theory? What two qualities make goals strong predictors of task performance? How and when do those effects occur? What does it mean for rewards to be “equitable‚” and how are perceptions of equity determined? How do employees respond when they feel
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Final Report- Organizational Behavior “Issues in Organizational Behaviour based on own experiences” Student No. Structure: 1. Introduction 2. Main Body and Recommendations 3. Conclusion 4. References What is Organizational Behaviour? Organizational Behaviour is nothing else than developing our understanding and development of people skills. A multidisciplinary field devoted to understanding individual and group behaviour‚ interpersonal process and organizational dynamics. Different
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CHAPTER 1: ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS 1 PART 1: LECTURE OUTLINES CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS TEACHING OBJECTIVES 1. To define an organization and explain how it creates value in three stages: input‚ conversion‚ and output. (1.1) 2. To discuss why organizations exist and how they achieve goals collectively. (1.1) 3. To describe organizational theory‚ how organizations function‚ and relate to organizational structure‚ culture‚ and design. (1.2)
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APPROACHES TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Organizational behavior‚ relates to the relationship between employees and the employers in an organization. Both are working towards the realization of the goals and objectives of any organization‚ and a close and fruitful coordination between the two is one of the major factors towards this realization. Organizational behavior approaches are a result of the research done by experts in this field. These experts studied and attempted to quantify research done
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Organizational Citizenship Behavior 1. Introduction In the last 20 years increasing attention has been drawn to the concept of Organizational Citizenship Behavior by academic researchers and‚ more recently‚ by managers. Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are employee behaviors that go beyond role requirements‚ not formally rewarded or punished by the organization‚ which in the “aggregate” facilitate organizational functioning and benefit the organization by improving efficiency (Organ
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What is organizational behaviour? How can managers apply it? Explain. Many organizations today‚ employ people of different ethnicity‚ culture and have subsidiaries in various parts of the world. Managers now have to find ways to manage effectively these variables to ensure the goals of the organization are accomplished. Managers get work done through others; therefore they need to have excellent interpersonal skills. As well as plan‚ organize‚ control resources and make good decisions on behave
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INTRODUCTION Organizational behaviour is concerned with the study of the behaviour of people within an organizational setting. It involves the understanding‚ prediction and control of human behaviour and the factors which influence the performance of people as members of an organization. Organizational behaviour dose not encompass the whole of management; it is more accurately described in narrower interpretation of providing a behavioural approach to management. All organizations face the basic
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Introduction In the past 10 years‚ more and more research has come to the forefront regarding organizational deviance. It is widely accepted that employee deviance has been increasing in recent years and the topic has become much more publicly discussed‚ especially in light of recent scandals such as Enron and WorldCom (Appelbaum et al.‚ 2005‚ p. 43)‚ and‚ most recently‚ with the mortgage crisis in the US economy. In addition‚ employee deviance has a large effect on the economy with some researchers
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