organiztional behaviour
Chapter 1
What is
Organizational
Behaviour?
Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
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Outline
• What is Organizational Behaviour?
• OB and Today’s Challenges in the
Canadian Workplace
• How Will Knowing OB Make a
Difference?
• OB: Making Sense of Behaviour in
Organizations
• There Are Few Absolutes in OB
Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
What is Organizational
Behaviour?
Questions for Consi
1.
2.
3.
derat ion
What is organizational behaviour?
What challenges do managers and employees face in the workplace of the 21st century?
How does knowing about organizational behaviour make work and life more understandable? Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
Organizational
Behaviour
•
. . . a field of study that investigates how individuals, groups and structure affect and are affected by behaviour within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
Why Do We Study OB?
• To learn about yourself and how to deal with others • You are part of an organization now, and will continue to be a part of various organizations
• Organizations are increasingly expecting individuals to be able to work in teams, at least some of the time
• Some of you may want to be managers or entrepreneurs Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004
What is
Organizational
Behaviour?
Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
Outline
• What is Organizational Behaviour?
• OB and Today’s Challenges in the
Canadian Workplace
• How Will Knowing OB Make a
Difference?
• OB: Making Sense of Behaviour in
Organizations
• There Are Few Absolutes in OB
Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
What is Organizational
Behaviour?
Questions for Consi
1.
2.
3.
derat ion
What is organizational behaviour?
What challenges do managers and employees face in the workplace of the 21st century?
How does knowing about organizational behaviour make work and life more understandable? Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
Organizational
Behaviour
•
. . . a field of study that investigates how individuals, groups and structure affect and are affected by behaviour within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc.
Why Do We Study OB?
• To learn about yourself and how to deal with others • You are part of an organization now, and will continue to be a part of various organizations
• Organizations are increasingly expecting individuals to be able to work in teams, at least some of the time
• Some of you may want to be managers or entrepreneurs Chapter 1, Stephen P. Robbins and Nancy Langton, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Second Canadian Edition.
Copyright © 2004