Organization Behavior
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ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES The present module aims at:
To understand the organization behavior and management functions To know the role of managers To know the reasons for studying of organization behavior To analyze organization behavior from the perspective of learning of an organization. To know and understand the basic approaches in organization behavior
“Investing in People is the most important aspect of any modern business.”
—Management Today, October 2004
“Sometimes in business it seems as if people are your greatest liability and that all your problems are people problems. It’s at times like this that it’s worth reminding yourself that people are the cornerstone of everything we do.”
—Guy Browning, Guardian newspaper columnist
“Management is a function, a discipline, a task to be done, and managers practice this discipline, carry out the functions and discharge these tasks”.
—Peter Drucker
“Management is the process by which a cooperative group directs actions towards common goals”. —Joseph Massie “Management is a social and technical process that utilizes resources, influences human action and facilitates charges in order to accomplish and organization’s goals”. —Theo Haimann and William Scott
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Organizational Behavior
“Management is the coordination of all resources through the processes of planning, organizing , directing and controlling in order to attain stated goals”.
—Henry Sisk
“Management is the process by which managers create, direct , maintain and operate purposive organizations through systematic, coordinated and cooperative human effort”.
—Dalton McFarland
“Organization behavior is the study and application of knowledge of how people act or behave within an organization”.
—Keith Davis and Newstrom
“Organization behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within
ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES The present module aims at:
To understand the organization behavior and management functions To know the role of managers To know the reasons for studying of organization behavior To analyze organization behavior from the perspective of learning of an organization. To know and understand the basic approaches in organization behavior
“Investing in People is the most important aspect of any modern business.”
—Management Today, October 2004
“Sometimes in business it seems as if people are your greatest liability and that all your problems are people problems. It’s at times like this that it’s worth reminding yourself that people are the cornerstone of everything we do.”
—Guy Browning, Guardian newspaper columnist
“Management is a function, a discipline, a task to be done, and managers practice this discipline, carry out the functions and discharge these tasks”.
—Peter Drucker
“Management is the process by which a cooperative group directs actions towards common goals”. —Joseph Massie “Management is a social and technical process that utilizes resources, influences human action and facilitates charges in order to accomplish and organization’s goals”. —Theo Haimann and William Scott
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Organizational Behavior
“Management is the coordination of all resources through the processes of planning, organizing , directing and controlling in order to attain stated goals”.
—Henry Sisk
“Management is the process by which managers create, direct , maintain and operate purposive organizations through systematic, coordinated and cooperative human effort”.
—Dalton McFarland
“Organization behavior is the study and application of knowledge of how people act or behave within an organization”.
—Keith Davis and Newstrom
“Organization behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within
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