...1. Define OB 2. Goal of OB 3. List the fundamental concept of OB 4. What are the key forces of OB 5. Explain how the study of the fundamental concept of organizational behavior can help better manage their people at work 6. Name the different models of organizational behavior with a description of any one. 7. Why managers need to study OB 1. Define OB * Organisational behavior is the systematic study and careful application of knowledge about how people-as individual and as groups –act within organsiastions. * OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organisations for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving an orgnasiation’s effectiveness. 2. Goal of OB Leaders must be able to: i. Describe ii. Understand iii. Predict iv. Control individual behavior in the organisation * Describe: * OB is a science that analyses as to how people behave in different situations in the organisation. A manager should be able to describe the behavior of each individuals under his command. 3. List the fundamental concept of OB Fundamental concepts of OB The nature of people i) Individual differences ii) Perception Iii) A whole person Iv) Motivated behavior V) Desire for involvement Vi) Value of the person The nature of organisation i) Social systems ii) Mutual interest iii) Ethics i) Individual differences : * People have much in common (excitement in any achievement) but each person...
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...particularly those at the individual and group/team level, affect and are affected by organizational culture and organizational change. Although it is an individual assignment in terms of the core work, it expands into a group project as you each share what you discover and learn with your project team in relation to Team Project # 2. Assignment Objectives: * Explore a particular aspect of organizational behaviour. * Explain the interrelationships between these aspects of OB and organizational culture and organizational change. * Assess how the OB factors you have studied might have been at play in the Transact Insurance Corporation as described in the case study. * Develop a basic plan to show how Jim Leon might have used strengths-based approaches to change leadership to generate better outcomes. Although this is an individual assignment, you are welcome, indeed encouraged, to collaborate with your team mates as you explore your assigned topics and find common themes and patterns in the various OB topics explored by the group. You will use your collective learning to develop your Team Project 2 presentation and recommendations. Each team member will explore one of the following six topics. Determine early who is going to research which topic. 1. Individual Behaviour, Personality, Values (Chapter 2) 2. Perception and learning (Chapter 3) 3. Emotions, Attitudes, Stress (Chapter 4) 4. Motivation (Chapter 5) 5. Team Dynamics (Chapter 7) ...
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...This document is prepared on the critical analysis and evaluation of breakdown structures done in the Human Resource Internet Integration (HRII) project. This project is a software development project which was outsourced and carried out by Valley Data Programming Group (VDPG). The main objective of the project was to analyses the requirement, design, implement and maintain the software Human Resource online data in order to serve the requirement of the California State University of Sacramento. This project includes a system requirement analysis, project management plan, software requirement generation, design, implementation, system testing and acceptance testing. Therefore, the critical analysis will begin with the background information of the project. In addition, a theoretical frame work has been prepared for the type breakdown structures that are carried out in the project. Moreover, to further critically analyze and draw conclusions of breakdown structures, tables, charts and figures has been used. Finally, conclusions are drawn based in the critical analysis conducted for the purpose gathering information in a concise manner. The table 1 below presents the general information of HRII. Table 1.0 Project background information table (Source: Adapted from Project Management Dec 2014, PMI 2013, p. 19) A project is a sophisticated undertakings that involves unique set of tasks and activities that are conducted within sets of limits to meet the objectives that are defined...
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...After studying this chapter, students should be able 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 6. Describe why managers require a knowledge of OB 7. Explain the need for a contingency approach to the study of OB 8. Identify the three levels of analysis in this book’s OB model CHAPTER OVERVIEW Managers need to develop their interpersonal or people skills if they are going to be effective in their jobs. Organizational behavior (OB) is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within an organization, then applies that knowledge to make organizations work more effectively. Specifically, OB focuses on how to improve productivity, reduce absenteeism and turnover, and increase employee citizenship and job satisfaction. We all hold generalizations about the behavior of people. Some of our generalizations may provide valid insights into human behavior, but many are erroneous. Organizational behavior uses systematic study to improve predictions of behavior that would be made from intuition alone. Yet, because people are different, we need to look at OB in a contingency framework, using situational variables to moderate cause-effect relationships...
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...REAP THE WIND” |MODULE M 5 CREATING HIGH PERFORMANCE PROJECT AND PROCESS TEAMS | |OB in Action Case Study 1. Executive Summary General Electric Co is setting out to apply considerable financial and technological innovation to the field of wind energy. James Lyons in charge of sourcing talent from around the world has the task of forming a team that is culturally diverse and innovative enough to design and research new techniques for developing alternative methods of harnessing wind energy. In question within this case study is the application of teamwork competencies to maximise efficiency and effectiveness in achieving specific outcomes for developing solutions. Different methods of effective group performance are discussed and elaborated upon as well as the interaction of the leader in establishing guiding principles in getting results. Contrasted within this report are the views and opinions of 3 different authors in defining group and teams within organizational behaviour, describing the various groups found in organizations, stages of group development, characteristics of effective work groups and teams. Factors that may be attributed to possible failure and the various contingency factors that have a direct relationship to a leader’s behaviour in particular to achieving specific outcomes are also discussed. OB in Action Case Study GE’s Global Virtual Team Wants to Reap the Wind. ...
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...“GE’s GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAM WANTS TO REAP THE WIND” |MODULE M 5 CREATING HIGH PERFORMANCE PROJECT AND PROCESS TEAMS | |OB in Action Case Study 1. Executive Summary OB in Action Case Study GE’s Global Virtual Team Wants to Reap the Wind. PART A 1. Question 1 A definition of groups and teams is contrasted within the views of three current authors in this report to provide a model for understanding the nature of groups and teams in organisations. It begins by defining the various types of groups and teams, reasons for their formation, and characteristics of groups and teams, a summary of objectives is defined. OBJECTIVES : 1. Describe the various groups in organisations 2. Stages of group development 3. Characteristics of effective work groups 4. Describing various teams that exist in organisations 5. Characteristics of effective teams Differences of the above objectives between the three authors will be clarified to determine an understanding of how each author arrives at concluding how groups and teams serve organisations. Authors: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge; Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnely, Konopaske; Andrew J. DuBrin. OB in Action Case Study GE’s Global Virtual Team Wants to Reap the Wind. VARIOUS GROUPS IN ORGANISATIONS P. Robbins, A. Judge define groups as two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent who come together to achieve particular...
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...CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter students should be able to: 1. Define organizational behavior (OB). 2. Identify the primary behavioral disciplines contributing to OB. 3. Describe the three goals of OB. 4. List the major challenges and opportunities for managers to use OB concepts. 5. Describe how OB concepts can help make organizations more productive. 6. Discuss why work force diversity has become an important issue in management. 7. Explain how managers and organizations are responding to the problem of employee ethical dilemmas. 8. Discuss how knowledge of OB can help managers stimulate organizational innovation and change. LECTURE OUTLINE I. THE FIELD OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR A. Definition 1. Organizational behavior is the systematic study of the actions and attitudes that people exhibit within organizations. (ppt 4) 2. Key parts of the definition a) Systematic study (ppt 5) 1) The use of scientific evidence gathered under controlled conditions and measured and interpreted in a reasonably rigorous manner to attribute cause and effect. (ppt 6) 2) OB—its theories and conclusions—is based on a large number of systematically designed research studies. b) Systematic study of actions (or behaviors) and attitudes include three areas: productivity, absenteeism, and turnover. (ppt 7) 1) Managers clearly are concerned...
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...Welcome to VangoNotes for Organizational Behavior, 13th edition by Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy Judge. Chapter 1: What Is Organizational Behavior? Section 1: Big Ideas Do you ever wonder why people at work behave the way they do? Or why you act as you do? Chapter 1 sets the stage for learning what Organizational Behavior is, how it will help you understand yourself and others at work, and what some of the organizational behavior issues are that people are talking about today. Let’s start with interpersonal skills. Practicing managers have long understood the importance of people skills for organizational success in today’s competitive and demanding workplace. Who do we mean by managers? Managers get things done through other people. They do it by planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managers also fill interpersonal roles, such as being a leader, a liaison, or a figurehead. They serve in informational roles such as monitor, disseminator of information, or spokesperson. Finally, in their role as decision maker they might be entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator. All these roles are important to the functioning of the organization and its people. Who’s the best manager you’ve ever known? Think about the special skills that helped this person to be effective. Researcher Robert Katz has identified three essential sets of management skills. The first set includes technical skills, the ability to apply specialized...
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...assets are not on balance sheets. It is a key principle for accountants to give a fair and true view of a business to help people that use this information to make more informed decisions. It is important to provide the users, accurate financial information that is as close to the true circumstances as possible and so not to alter the decisions of the users. Accountants produce financial statements that display all of the useful information for all user groups. One of the most common financial statements is the balance sheet. The purpose of the balance sheet is to show the financial position of an entity at a certain point in time by presenting assets, liabilities and ownership interest. The balance sheet reflects the accounting equation (assets minus liabilities equals ownership interest). An asset can be defined as “a resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity” (Weetman, 2006). Not all of the company assets and liabilities always appear on the balance sheet for different reasons, even though they meet the definition of an asset. These assets are called off-balance-sheet assets (OBS). The OBS is not part of the balance sheet and it acts as a note of disclosure. The OBS has featured in the headlines of many news articles. This is because businesses have been using OBS financing to keep their leverage and debt to equity ratios low. The term OBS financing became popular during the well-known...
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...Google’s Organizational Behavior Essay Introduction The theoretical and practical thinking about Organizational Behavior (OB) is based on the assumptions that since people are the main asset of an organization, their behavior is decisive for its success or failure. Hence, OB advocates maintain that human behavior must be studied and managed more than any other aspect of the organization. The study of OB is predominant in management science, shaping decisions largely beyond human resources management. This paper will focus on several key issues in OB and will examine how those aspects can be observed by using a real-life example: the Internet giant Google Inc. Organizational Culture and Behavior Organizational culture is a fundamental concept in OB. It describes the set of perceptions and beliefs, which are shared by all members of an organization. Based on those values, people will shape their workplace behavior and partially their job performance. OB research describes seven dimensions of organizational culture: 1. Attention to detail (in terms of e.g. accuracy and analysis) 2. Outcome orientation (focus on outcomes instead of means) 3. People orientation (concern for the effect of organizational decisions on members of the organization) 4. Team orientation (the tendency to divide work among teams rather than individuals) 5. Aggressiveness (the intensity of competition among workers) 6. Stability (focus on maintaining a cultural status quo) 7. Innovation and risk...
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...vendor relations, the Accounts Payable department needs to maintain accurate records and provide payments to all vendors in accordance to the predetermined payment terms. Failure to pay promptly within the vendor’s terms will result in the inability to order from the vendor that has the material you need in order to fulfill your customer’s order which could very well result in a lost sale and or customer. The point is that having an efficient accounts payable department is an integral part of everyday business and having good policies and procedures, organization and best practices can actually save a company’s money. Having previously worked in a manufacturing company as an accounts payable coordinator, I have the knowledge of what the position entails. The accounts payable department where I currently work has a multitude of issues on a daily basis such as being placed on credit hold by key vendors, misfiling of paperwork, embarrassing payment histories and difficulty obtaining payment records during the annual financial audits. As the consultant, I will identify key components that need addressed not only within the accounts payable department, but within the organization as a whole. By...
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...and changing HRM landscape2 Insight of HRM history for modern practitioners 3 3) Significance of HR best practices and organisational behaviour (OB) tools within a MNC 3 4) Assumptions underpinning the way in which HR best practices are being propagated within a MNC, particularly in different cross-cultural environments. 5 5) The influence of culture on HR best practices………………………………………………………. 5 6) Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 7) References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) has brought profound change and debate to how employees are seen within an organisation. A review of HRM history with a look at relevant theories being propagated today for a better understanding of the HRM context with insights to the HR Practitioner moving forward. This is followed by a breakdown of the HR best practice, recruitment and selection and its challenges for MNCs. The accompanying OB tools are reviewed to see how MNCs would be able to best address talent acquisition. Assumptions are then looked at underpinning the way in which HR best practices are being propagated within a MNC, particularly in different cross-cultural environments with focus on MNC originating from emerging economies. Finally the influence of culture on HR Best Practice with OB solutions is reviewed. The theoretical and changing HRM landscape The best way to understand the complexities in modern HRM is to understand its...
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...Blockbuster Meaning A thing of great power or size, in particular a film, book, or other product that is a great commercial success About Blockbuster: Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of in-home movies and games entertainment. Introduction: provides Blockbuster Video stores and Online rental services. worldwide brand operating in more than 20 countries majority in USA Its stores are ubiquitous more than 8,000 stores Slogan: "The Movie Store at Your Door" PRODUCTS: Retailing and renting of DVD Blu-ray Video games. SIGNIFICANCE: Easily available Unlimited selection Wide variety of movies from different genre Small stores cannot compete Changes: 2004: launched online rental service Gain market share No late fees Video rental stores Important change was hiring a new CEO, James W. Keyes. CEO: James W. Keyes(since july 2007) former CEO of 7-Eleven(2000-2005) Vise president and chief operating officer of 7-Eleven DOWN FALL: unable to determine profitable goods missed sales opportunities financial difficulties Lost customer to Netflix REVIVAL: Quantitative approach JAMES W. KEYESQUANTITATIVE APPROACH: 1) computer models to figure out the best way by saving both money and time. 2) Inventory model 3) Queuing theory 4) Capital budgeting 5) Production scheduling 6) Planning for manpower development programs. 7) Transportation and aircraft scheduling 8) Preventive control and replacement problems ...
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...UVA-OB-0705 MAKING THE TOUGH TEAM CALL (A) Gudrun Dammermann-Priess was stunned after this latest round of project presentations. In the nine years since the international management program (IMP) began, she never had a project so bad that she considered not allowing it to go forward. With only six weeks until the final project deliverable in mid-May 2000—a 15-minute presentation in front of 100 top executives at Continental A.G., including the chief executive officer (CEO) and at least four other members of the Vorstand—the software team project was a potential embarrassment in a very high-stakes environment. The CEO’s concluding remarks from the previous year’s IMP–1999 echoed in her ears. “I would like all my top managers to take notice. If only your presentations were as good as those we have seen this afternoon.” The IMP program had risen substantially in stature and useful strategic output over the last several years, and the risks of presenting a poor project were, for Dammermann, acutely felt. Literally from the very first module of IMP–2000 in November 1999, when teams were put together and matched to mentors and projects, the three members of this project were in complete disagreement about almost every aspect of the project and its development. They disagreed on what the mentor wanted them to accomplish and how they might begin to approach answering the key questions. Furthermore, even though there were some personal interest overlaps, the styles of two team members...
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...Case study chapter 3, pg. 117: Ethical Dilemma- Bounty Hunters Summary of the case study Rick Raymond is a Private Investigator who investigates employees at the requests of employers. Absenteeism is a huge problem for organizations that has left them desperate for solutions. One solution is to investigate. But one problem for employees is that sick-leave policies are different for every company and sometimes for different divisions within one company, leaving the interpretation up to administrators or employees. There some administrators which are allowed sick leave to be used for other purposes. These situations all present ethical problems for management. New York recently joined the list of cities requiring paid sick leave. Others include Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Long Beach, and Washington, DC. Other regions are sure to follow. Many consider paid sick leave an act of fairness. This is not a significant increase in expense, and it has a huge impact on the quality of life that the employees leave. 3-12. Discuss the ethical dilemma in requesting the private investigation of an employee ‘s absence. Though investigating ones employees to see the validity of their claims is legal, I see it as unethical unless used as an absolute last resource. Starting with the work place, there is no reasonable assumption to privacy according to the law. The idea is, if you wanted it not to be public, you would either leave it at...
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