Organizational Behavior The study of people at work is generally referred to as the study of organizational behavior. This chapter will start by defining the term organizational behavior and briefly reviewing its origins. Organizational behavior is the systematic study of the actions and attitudes that people exhibit within organizations. Each person regularly uses intuition or our "gut feelings" in trying to explain phenomena. For example‚ a friend catches a cold and we’re quick to remind
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literature review explores more than 20 articles which report research conducted on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and their predictors. Since the 1980s there has been a proliferation on research on this topic. The list of possible predictors/antecedents related to OCB is consequently extensive‚ including variables such as: perception of fairness‚ job satisfaction‚ organizational politics‚ organizational commitment‚ supportive leadership‚ personality‚ and the like. I will summarize the
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Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior Annu. Rev. Psychol. 2007.58:479-514. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by University Of Maryland on 12/11/06. For personal use only. Michele J. Gelfand‚1 Miriam Erez‚2 and Zeynep Aycan3 1 Department of Psychology‚ University of Maryland‚ College Park‚ Maryland 20742; email: mgelfand@psyc.umd.edu Technion‚ Israel Institute of Technology‚ Technion City‚ Haifa‚ Israel 32000; email: merez@ie.technion.ac.il Department of Psychology‚ Koc University
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BUSI 2101 – Organizational Behavior INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION PAPER The main objective of this semester was to learn various organizational behaviors that are conducted in a business environment outside the classroom; these would help us as students and as future business entrepreneurs. Throughout the semester‚ every week different professors came and gave us lectures. Each lecture was about different topic with professors of different departments. Along with the weekly lectures we also had an interactive
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Predictors of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and its Significant Link to Employee Engagement Dr.Nadeem Ahmed Department of Management College of Business Administration King Saud University Riyadh‚ Saudi Arabia. Anwar Rasheed Department of Management College of Business Administration King Saud University Riyadh‚ Saudi Arabia. Khawaja Jehanzeb Department of Management College of Business Administration King Saud University Riyadh‚ Saudi Arabia. Abstract Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is
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Organizational Behavior Case Analysis : “What Stifling the Creativity at CoolBurst Group 4 : Anggun Muhammad Barkah Emmi Martinus Ummi CoolBurst CoolBurst The Theories I. Organizational Culture “CoolBurst had old organizational culture‚ which reflected the traditional background and most of the employees were loyal‚ old-fashioned and conservative both in mind and manner” Organizational Culture definition : The shared social knowledge within an organization regarding the rules‚ norms‚ and values
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Chapter 1 Learning About Organizational Behavior What is Organizational Behavior? Seven Foundation Competencies Managing Self Managing Communication Managing Diversity Managing Ethics Managing Across Cultures Managing Teams Managing Change Organizations as Open Systems [Not in Text] Case Discussion: Robert Princeton at Falls Video 1 Robert Princeton Case Procedure Brief lecture review of chapter slides 10 minutes in teams
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OB Revision Sheet 1) How can a manager become a supportive communicator? 2) Discuss four ways to reduce misinterpretations when communicating with people from a different culture. 3) Describe the communication process. Explain the parts of this process. Case 1 Your company’s HR director is a believer in trait theories of leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks for your expertise in helping
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Organizational Change and Employees’ Behaviors Abstract Organizational change can affect employees’ attitudes and behaviors in the workplace. Being able to recognize the types of changes and how employees are affected will better help a company in the process of a change gain a better workplace environment. Organizational Change and Employees’ Behaviors Organizational change is something that occurs most often in today’s business world. Organizational change
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Case Study: The Rise of the Nice CEO 1. Do you think Sutton is wrong and that the contrasting fortunes‚ and penalties‚ of Nardelli‚ McNerney‚ and Immelt are coincidental? Why or why not? No‚ I don’t think Robert Sutton was wrong in his idea. To acquire good quality result‚ CEOs must able to consider their personality in the workplace. CEOs are the leaders of the company‚ but it doesn’t mean they can be cruel and too bossy to their rank and file employees. They should still show to their subordinates
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