introduction to ob 2008
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What is an Organization? Organization A consciously
coordinated social unit, composed of
two or more people, that functions on arelatively continuous basis to achieve acommon goal or set of goals
Groups of people who workinterdependently toward some purpose
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Where Managers Work
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What is Behavior?Behavior - The actions or reactions of aperson or animal in response to external
or internal stimuli.
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What is OrganizationalBehavior?
Organizational Behavior is thesystematic study of the actions and
attitudes that people exhibit inorganizations
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Reasons for studying OB
ORGANIZATIONALBEHAVIORRESEARCH
PREDICTORGANIZATIONAL
EVENTS
UNDERSTANDORGANIZATIONAL
EVENTS
INFLUENCEORGANIZATIONAL
EVENTS
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OBs Contributing Disciplines
Psychology
Sociology
Social Psychology
Anthropology
Political Science
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Psychology Psychologists are primarily concerned
with studying and attempting to
understand individual behavior
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Sociology Sociology studies people in relation to
their fellow human beings
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Social Psychology Social Psychology blends Psychology
and Sociology
It focuses on the influence of people onone another
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Anthropology Is the study of societies to learn about human
beings and their activities It includes human physical character,
evolutionary history, geographic distribution,group relationships, and cultural history andpractices
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Political Science Political Science is the study of individuals
and group in a political environment and isfrequently overlooked
Specific topics include structuring of conflict,allocation of power, and how peoplemanipulate power for individual self-interest
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Goals of Organizational
Behavior Explanation
Prediction
Control
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What is Management? Management is accomplishing tasks and
goals with and through other people
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Management Functions
ManagementFunctions
Planning Organizing
LeadingControlling
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Management Functions
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Controlling
Monitoring performance
Comparing performance to goals
Correcting significant deviations
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Management Skills
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Challenges and Opportunityfor OB
Responding to Globalization
Managing Workforce Diversity
Improving Quality and Productivity
Responding to the Labor Shortage
Improving Customer Service
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Downsizing
Organization Change
Ethical and Social responsibility
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An open system view of organizationBehavior
Inputconversion - Output