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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 STUDYING THIS CHAPTER AND LISTENING TO MY LECTUER,I HOPE THTAT YOU WILL 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.
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.
What Managers Do
Managerial Activities Managerial Activities Make decisions Make decisions Allocate resources Allocate resources Direct activities of others to Direct activities of others to attain goals attain goals
Management Functions
Planning
Organizing
Management Functions
Controlling Leading
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1-1a
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1-1b
EXHIBIT
1-1c
Management Skills
1. Communications 1. Communications
Exchanging routine information and processing paperwork Exchanging routine information and processing paperwork
1. Networking 1. Networking
Socializing, politicking, and interacting with others Socializing, politicking, and interacting with others
EXHIBIT
1-2
EXHIBIT
1-3a
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1-3b
EXHIBIT
1-3c
EXHIBIT
1-3d
EXHIBIT
1-3f
Contingency Variables
EXHIBIT
1-6
Independent Variables
Individual-Level Variables
Group-Level Variables