Benjamin Franklin International School Middle & High School Principal: Paul Fulce Martorell i Peña 9‚ Barcelona‚ 08017‚ Spain Tel: +34 93 434 23 80 Fax: +34 93 417 36 33 www.bfischool.org paulf@bfischool.org 14 May 2014 Dear Parents of BFIS High School Students‚ The annual High School Prom is on Saturday‚ April 26‚ 2014. The prom will be held at La Viblia‚ at Plaza Rosa dels Vents‚ 1‚ 08039 Barcelona. The venue is on the premises of the W Hotel. It will start at 8:30 p.m
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What defines us as humans? Calling ourselves human is our way of categorizing ourselves as a superior species. Although we are distinctly different‚ we should accept that we are in the same family as chimpanzees. Acknowledging that fact doesn ’t mean you are calling yourself a chimp. For example‚ a dog isn ’t a wolf even though they are from the same family. We are humans. What is it about our physical and behavioral traits that enable us to develop uniquely human capabilities? Traits like language
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SUBJECT: HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 1: An INTRODUCTION to ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Practicing managers have long understood the importance of interpersonal skills to managerial effectiveness‚ and developing of the same is closely tied to the need of for organizations to get and keep high-performing employees. We have to understand that technical skills are necessary ‚ but they are not enough to succeed in management. In today’s increasing competitive and demanding workplace
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Human Behavior in Organization H – Human B – Behavior (acts of cognitive mind; experiences in the past) O – Organization (2 or more people with common purpose/ideas/objectives) Organizational Behavior Purpose: improve organization’s EFFECTIVENESS * Individual behavior * Group behavior * Firm (organization) Human – behaves on his own & behaves differently when he is in a group OB – field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure (organizational structure)
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I. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR An organization is a complex‚ competitive world. It is only loosely held together. In the study of organization‚ there is the difference between the micro and macro approaches. In the study of human behavior in organizations‚ the conceptual foundation seems to have received relatively little attention. The organizational behavior reflective of the inner sensitivity of society‚ as well as individual’s personal interests. While individuals are forced into a highly organized
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND FORMS OF ORGANIZATION What is Management? According to Henri Fayol‚ "to manage is to forecast and to plan‚ to organise‚ to command‚ to co-ordinate and to control." Fredmund Malik defines it as "the transformation of resources into utility." Management in businesses and organizations is the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives by using available resources efficiently and effectively. Natures of Management ◦
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MOTIVATION Motivation is the set of forces that causes people to engage in one behavior rather than some alternative behavior. Importance of motivation: managers strive hard to motivate people in the organization to perform at high levels. Experienced Rewards or Punishment Search for Ways to Satisfy Needs Reassessment of Need Deficiency Experienced Need Deficiency Choice of Goal-Directed Behaviors Enrichment of Behavioral Choice (Performance) Motivational Framework HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
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important to have a right organization structure and policies for any organization to be successful. It has been seen that if we don’t have a good framework‚ the probability of organization failing to achieve its goals is more. There are many tools like benchmarking‚ reengineering‚ outsourcing‚ just-in-time production to identify and improve organizational problems but they are all focused on their own specific area and not provide a complete end-to-end solution for organizations. In order to overcome
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MGMT243 Human Resource Management: Change in Humans and Organizations Lecture 2: Current Organizational Challenges - Global and Constant Change Required readings for this week can be found in the READINGS-2 folder. Read pp. 1-7 of the following article: Pryor‚ M. G.‚ Taneja‚ S.‚ Humphreys‚ J.‚ Anderson‚ D.‚ & Singleton‚ L. (2008). Challenges facing change management theories and research. Delhi Business Review‚ 9(1)‚ 1-20. Hello! Welcome to Lecture 2 of MGMT243. This week our lecture‚ reading
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TIME/DATE _______________________ 1. Use the key below to indicate the body systems that perform the following functions for the body. Then‚ circle the organ systems (in the key) that are present in all subdivisions of the ventral body cavity. Key: a. b. c. cardiovascular digestive endocrine d. e. f. k g. h. i. nervous reproductive respiratory j. k. skeletal urinary 1. rids the body of nitrogen-containing wastes c 2. is affected by removal of the thyroid
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