Open and Responsive
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Learning Outcome
Identify the important system components of an organization.
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Components of an Organization
Chapter 1 Organizational Behavior and Opportunity
Learning Outcomes
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Define organizational behavior. Identify four action steps for responding positively in times of change. Identify the important system components of an organization. Describe the formal and informal elements of an organization. Identify factors that contribute to the diversity of organizations in the economy. Describe the opportunities that change creates for organizational behavior. Demonstrate the value of objective knowledge and skill development in the study of organizational behavior.
Engineering
the applied science of energy & matter
Anthropology
the science of the learned behavior of human beings
Interdisciplinary Influences on Organizational Behavior
Task – an organization’s mission, purpose, or goal for existing People – the human resources of the organization Technology – the tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs Structure – the wide range of tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs
group dynamics in organizations
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Organizational Behavior: Dynamics in Organizations
Psychosocial
Organizational Behavior
Interpersonal
Behavioral
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Organizational Variables that Affect Human Behavior
Communication
Organizational Structure Work Design
Human Behavior
Performance Appraisal Jobs
Internal Perspective
Understand behavior in terms of thoughts, feelings, past experiences, and needs. Explain behavior by examining individuals’ history and personal value System. Explain behavior by examining surrounding external events and environmental forces.
Management
the study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations
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Medicine
the applied science of healing or treating diseases to enhance health and well-being
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Learning Outcome
Identify four action steps for responding positively in times of change.
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Reactions to Change
Rigid and Reactive
Both perspectives have produced motivational & leadership theories.
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Sociology
the science of society
Psychoehavior
Organizational Design
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External and Internal Perspectives External Perspective
Understand behavior in terms of external events, environmental forces, and behavioral consequences.
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Learning Outcome
Define organizational behavior.
Clockworks or Snake pit?
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Organizational Behavior
the study of individual behavior and