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Chap 1
Chap 1
Organizational
Behavior?
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. Communication
Communication
Exchanging
Exchangingroutine
routineinformation
informationand
andprocessing
processing
paperwork
paperwork
3.
3. Human
HumanResource
ResourceManagement
Management
Motivating,
Motivating,disciplining,
disciplining,managing
managingconflict,
conflict,staffing,
staffing,
and
andtraining
training
4.
4. Networking
Networking
Socializing,
Socializing,politicking,
politicking,and
andinteracting
interactingwith
withothers
others
Allocation
Allocation of
of Activities
Activities by
by Time
Time
Enter
Enter Organizational
Organizational Behavior
Behavior
Organizational Behavior (OB)
A field of study that investigates the impact that
individuals, groups, and structure have on
behavior within organizations, for the purpose of
applying such knowledge toward improving an
organizations effectiveness
Complementing
Complementing Intuition
Intuition with
with Systematic
Systematic Study
Study
Intuition
Gut feelings about why I do what I do and what makes
others tick
Systematic Study
Looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes
and effects, and drawing conclusions based on scientific
evidence
Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field
Psychology
The science that seeks to measure, explain, and
sometimes change the behavior of humans and other
animals
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (contd)
(contd)
Sociology
The study of people in relation to their fellow human
beings
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (contd)
(contd)
Social Psychology
An area within psychology that blends concepts from
psychology and sociology and that focuses on the influence
of people on one another
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (contd)
(contd)
Anthropology
The study of societies to learn about human beings and
their activities
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
E X H I B I T 13 (contd)
There
There Are
Are Few
Few Absolutes
Absolutes in
in OB
OB
Contingency variables: It Depends!
Situational factors that make the main relationship
between two variables changee.g., the
relationship may hold for one condition but not
another
In Country 1
May be related to
In Country 2
Challenges
Challenges and
and Opportunities
Opportunities for
for OB
OB
Responding to Globalization
low-cost
Major
Major Workforce
Workforce Diversity
Diversity Categories
Categories
Gender
Gender
National
National
Origin
Origin
Disability
Disability
Age
Age
Non-Christian
Non-Christian
Race
Race
Domestic
Domestic
Partners
Partners
E X H I B I T 14
E X H I B I T 14
Challenges
Challenges and
and Opportunities
Opportunities for
for OB
OB (contd)
(contd)
What
What Is
Is Quality
Quality Management?
Management?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Accurate measurement
5.
Empowerment of employees
E X H I B I T 16
E X H I B I T 16
Challenges
Challenges and
and Opportunity
Opportunity for
for OB
OB (contd)
(contd)
Basic
Basic OB
OB Model,
Model, Stage
Stage II
Model
An abstraction of reality
A simplified representation of
some real-world phenomenon
E X H I B I T 1-6
E X H I B I T 1-6
The
The Dependent
Dependent Variables
Variables
Dependent Variable
A response that is affected by an independent variable (what
organizational behavior researchers try to understand)
The
The Dependent
Dependent Variables
Variables (contd)
(contd)
Productivity
A performance measure that
includes effectiveness and efficiency
Effectiveness
Achievement of goals
Efficiency
Meeting goals at a low cost
The
The Dependent
Dependent Variables
Variables (contd)
(contd)
Absenteeism
The failure to report to work
Turnover
The voluntary and
involuntary permanent
withdrawal from an
organization
The
The Dependent
Dependent Variables
Variables (contd)
(contd)
Deviant Workplace Behavior
Voluntary behavior that violates
significant organizational norms and
thereby threatens the well-being of the
organization and/or any of its members
The
The Dependent
Dependent Variables
Variables (contd)
(contd)
Organizational Citizenship Behavior
(OCB)
Discretionary behavior that is not
part of an employees formal job
requirements, but that nevertheless
promotes the effective functioning of
the organization
The
The Dependent
Dependent Variables
Variables (contd)
(contd)
Job Satisfaction
A general attitude (not a behavior) toward ones job; a
positive feeling of one's job resulting from an evaluation of
its characteristics
The
The Independent
Independent Variables
Variables
Independent Variable
The presumed cause of some change in the dependent
variable; major determinants of a dependent variable
Independent
Independent
Variables
VariablesCan
CanBe
Be
Individual-Level
Individual-Level
Variables
Variables
Group-Level
Group-Level
Variables
Variables
Organization
Organization
System-Level
System-Level
Variables
Variables