Organizational Behavior: T E N T H E D I T I O N
Organizational Behavior: T E N T H E D I T I O N
T E N T H E D I T I O N
OBJECTIVES LEARNING
AFTER AFTER STUDYING STUDYING THIS THIS CHAPTER CHAPTER AND AND LISTENING LISTENING TO TO MY MY LECTUER,I LECTUER,I HOPE HOPE THTAT THTAT YOU YOU WILL WILL BE BE ABLE ABLE TO: TO:
1. Define organizational behavior (OB). 2. Describe what managers do. 3. Explain the value of the systematic study of OB. 4. List the major challenges and opportunities for managers to use OB concepts. 5. Identify the contributions made by major behavioral science disciplines to OB.
O B J E C T I V E S (contd) LEARNING
6. Describe why managers require a knowledge of OB. 7. Explain the need for a contingency approach to the study of OB.
Managerial ManagerialActivities Activities Make Makedecisions decisions Allocate Allocateresources resources Direct Directactivities activitiesof ofothers others to toattain attaingoals goals
Planning Planning
Organizing Organizing
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Effective Effective Versus Versus Successful Successful Managerial Managerial Activities Activities (Luthans) (Luthans)
1. 1.Traditional Traditionalmanagement management
Decision Decisionmaking, making,planning, planning,and andcontrolling controlling
2. 2.Communications Communications
Exchanging Exchangingroutine routineinformation informationand andprocessing processing paperwork paperwork
4. 4.Networking Networking
Socializing, Socializing,politicking, politicking,and andinteracting interactingwith withothers others
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Contributing Contributing Disciplines Disciplines to to the the OB OB Field Field (contd) (contd)
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Contributing Contributing Disciplines Disciplines to to the the OB OB Field Field (contd) (contd)
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Contributing Contributing Disciplines Disciplines to to the the OB OB Field Field (contd) (contd)
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Contributing Contributing Disciplines Disciplines to to the the OB OB Field Field (contd) (contd)
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Contingency Variables
Challenges Challenges and and Opportunity Opportunity for for OB OB (contd) (contd)
Improving People Skills Empowering People Coping with Temporariness Stimulation Innovation and Change Helping Employees Balance Work/Life Conflicts Improving Ethical Behavior
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