SPRING 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – 21/04/2016 TEACHER: PEDRO NEVES | TA: SANDRA COSTA ALFRED P. SLOAN AND GENERAL MOTORS’ SUCCESS A LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS MARIA JOÃO MARTINS MOREIRA NUMBER: 12639 TAL 43 LEADERSHIP ANALYSIS OB SPRING 2016 – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT INTRODUCTION In this assignment I am going to talk about Alfred P. Sloan, long-time president and chairman of General Motors (GM). He can be seen as a symbol of leadership during his time, not
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Running head: SEMINAR ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT – UNIT 1 Seminar Alternative Assignment – Unit 1 Kaplan University MT302: Organizational Behavior SEMINAR ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT – UNIT 1 1 What do managers do? “Managers get things done through other people,” (Robbins & Judge, pg. 5). This might seem like an extremely simple definition of a manager’s responsibilities, but it is the truth. There are many methods and ways in which a manager can develop their
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Assessment criteria 9 Assessment requirements 9 Hurdle requirements 9 Participation 9 Assessment tasks 9 Examination(s) 13 Extension and penalties 13 Returning assignments 14 Resubmission of assignments 14 Referencing requirements 14 Assignment submission 14 Feedback 15 Learning resources 16 Required resources 16 Technological requirements 16 Q Manual 17 2 Recommended resources Other information 17
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Timothy A. Judge Chapter 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior Copyright ©2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Overview Organizational Behavior • What is it? • Why is it important? • What is its foundation? • How do OB views differ? • What are the course’s goals? Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Definition of Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior studies the influence that individuals, groups and structure have on
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The Importance of Interpersonal Skills * Understanding OB helps determine manager effectiveness * Technical and quantitative skills important * But leadership and communication skills are CRITICAL * Organizational benefits of skilled managers * Lower turnover of quality employees * Higher quality applications for recruitment * Better financial performance What Managers Do * They get things done through other people. * Management Activities: * Make decisions
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《Organizational Be h a v i o r 》 Dr.Hong Zhan 2010-9-14 1 Something about our course 2010-9-14 2 1 How • • • • • To Find Me Personal Work Room：J1-632 Tel：2187097（O） My Office ：J2-302 ， Tel：2187156(O) E-mail: zhanhong@xmu.edu.cn 2010-9-14 3 Start With the End in Mind 2010-9-14 4 2 有效的目标管理 \ÇàxÜtvà|ÉÇ： Page 5 有效的目标管理 中国最受西方人推崇欣赏的优秀管理者是谁？ Page 6 3 有效的目标管理 无论对组织还是个人：目标的意义 To succeed is to select a goal,determine a course of action that
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the work organizations are quite challenging for managers because of the complexities involved in this process. These complexities can be simplified by applying the information from the field of study in management, known as Organizational Behavior (OB). Course Objective: To understand the challenges lying before the managers in managing human behavior in organizations and how knowledge of organizational behavior helps managers to meet these challenges effectively. Text Book: Robbins
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3 2. Conceptual Framework 3 3. Review of Literature 3 4. Study of the subject and deductions and their extrapolation to a generic case 4 5. Contributions to OB 8 6. Conclusion 8 7. Bibliography 9 Introduction “Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all moral creatures must depend on each other to exist.” – Proverb Quotes Dependence
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School of Management MGMT101 Introduction to Management Trimester 2, 2014 COURSE OUTLINE ------------------------------------------------- Names and Contact Details COURSE COORDINATOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME MANAGER Sashi Meanger Garry Tansley Room: RH919, Rutherford House Room: EA105 Phone: 463-6942 Phone: 463-6968 Email: Sashi.Meanger@vuw.ac.nz Email: Garry.Tansley@vuw.ac.nzpaul.singh@vuw.ac.nz ADMINISTRATOR Misa Ito Room: RH1022, Rutherford
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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
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