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Preface
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Chapter 1. What Is Organizational Behavior?
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After finishing my
studies, I will
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What Managers Do? I am so so when I To be know what
They get things was understand managers do in
done through other it. organization? And
people. To easer seeing how do they work
Management every thing that on here?
contact practically,
Activities managers was
through my part-
Work in an done.
time job at a 4-star
organization
hotel. Can I analyze
Management Functions: Maybe, I am not Describe the
the role of
Plan, organize, lead, surprise with it, manager’s skills
managers there? I
Control because, I was
think this is the best
learnt in different
way to apply
subject.
knowledge into
Mintzberg’s Managerial Manager’s roles is To be know how
practice.
Roles: the most managers has roles
Discovered ten important in in company?
managerial roles organization, it
can be see that
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Contributing disciplines: These are quite Identify the major
Psychology abstract subjects behavioral science
Social Psychology and contribute a disciplines that
Sociology lot to contribute to OB.
Anthropology organizational Demonstrate why
behavior few absolutes
apply to OB.
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OB Model I can know that Compare the three
OB book was built levels of analysis in
on OB model this book’s OB
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The Big Five Model of character .
Personality Dimensions Screen for the Big predict behavior at
Five trait of work.
conscientiousness
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Values:
Attributes of Values
Value System Define values,
Understanding demonstrate their
values of person and importance, and
Importance of Values
attributes, level, contrast terminal
trend that values and instrumental
seeing values.
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GLOBE Framework for Rising more than Add 5 factor
Assessing Cultures Hofstede model and effecting culture
many judgment. being people,
result, social,
group,
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For example: Being analyzing show Seeing detail
restaurant situation 3 factor situation
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Decision-Making Having 3 model in Apply the rational
Models in organizations , they model of decision
Organizations: give to many making and contrast
- Rational information it with bounded
Decision rationality and
Making intuition.
- Bounded
Reality
- Intuition
Common Biases and List and explain the
Errors in Decision common decision
Making Having 4 mistakes biases or errors
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Improving Creativity
in Decision Making
Chapter 5: Motivation
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First theories of these theories may Identify basic Maybe, perhaps all
motivation: not be values but theories that goals are largely
Maslow's hierarchy of they introduce the administrators often motivated by human
needs basis for use motivation.
McGregor's theory of development from Administrators in the
X&Y which to develop organization should
Theory of two contemporary motivate employees
elements of Herzberg theories. They are to work more
McClelland's theory of used regularly by effectively than
needs managers pressure them. can
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Maslow's hierarchy of That has been Understanding
needs approached in many Maslow’s hierarchy
Set a 5-scale demand subjects, clearly and know use to
understandable and analyst
easy to apply
McGregor's theory of access to theory and managers use to
X&Y: understand it gather assumptions
2 different ways of based on their views
looking at people: and they tend to
theory X (positive), treat employees
theory of Y (negative) according to that
assumption
increase salaries,
Theory of two Knowing the main Theory of two factors
reward employees
elements of Herzberg point of satisfaction refers to satisfaction
who have good
and not satisfying and dissatisfaction
achievements in
are 2 separate related to work
work, encourage
attributes
employees to work
criticize the theory of The theory of two This theory is rarely
well.
two factors: factors is fairly applied in practice
critical
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Why Have Teams Analyze the growing Many work can’t be Be aware of the role
Become So Popular? popularity of teams solve when you work of teamwork, more
in individual and they effective and time-
organizations. loss much time saving than personal
work
Differences Between Help me know detail Understanding
Groups and Teams differences between differences between
groups and teams groups and teams
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Work Teams
- Cross-
Functional
Teams
- Virtual Teams
Creating Effective There are 3 factors Understand the
working solutions,
Teams: effective teams. creating effective
know how to arrange
Context teams
people for each job
Composition
in accordance with
process
their capabilities and
Team Composition: To know many factors Understand the team
qualifications to
Abilities of Members decide success of composition abilities
achieve high
Personality of team of member
efficiency.
Members
Allocation of Roles
Diversity of Members
Team Processes To give quality Define team
decision to need a processes
clearly processes
Next chapter: Foundations of Group Behavior
Defining and Help me know all Define groups and Group behavior is
Classifying Groups: kind of groups and distinguish the based on many
Group: understanding their different types of different factors, they
Formal Group: goals to use doing groups. are quite clearly
Informal something classified allowing
Group: managers to make
decisions. Identify
Subclassifications of Define formal groups groups to work
Groups: and informal groups effectively and
- Formal Groups: efficiently
Command
Group
Task Group
- Informal
Groups:
Interest Group
Friendship
Group
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Why People Join To be understanding Seeing general :
Groups – Social reason take part in Similarity
Identity? groups of everyone Distinctiveness
Status
Uncertainty
Reduction
Five Stages of Group Five Stages of Group
Development Model Development Model
The Five Stages of show all
Group Development: development stages
Forming one of groups. It is Identify the five
Storming the same each stages of group
Norming Stage product having development
Performing forming and finish.
Stage
Adjourning
Stage
Critique of the Five-
Stage Model:
- Assumption:
the group
becomes more To show many limit
effective as it of the five stage
Everything has many
progresses model.
benefits and limit
through the Of course, this is not
and no something is
first four stages perfect model, it has
perfect
- Ignores the restrict
organizational
context
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Group Properties: A set of expected Show how role
- Group behavior patterns requirements change
Property 1: attributed to in different
Roles someone occupying a situations.
(Zimbardo’s Prison given position in a
Experiment) social unit
Group Property 2:
Norms
- Group Norms Acceptable standards
and the of behavior within a
Hawthorne group that are shared
Studies by the group’s
- Norms and members
Behavior Understanding group Demonstrate how
Conformity Norms and Research norms and status
Reference Groups Conclusions exert influence on an
Asch Studies individual’s behavior.
- Defying
Norms:
Deviant
Workplace
Behavior Having many good
Group Influence on thing and bad thing
Deviant Behavior
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Group Decision- To be people using to Compare the
Making Techniques: give decision, helping effectiveness of
- Brainstorming each person work interacting,
- Nominal Group quality brainstorming,
Technique nominal, and
(NGT) electronic meeting
- Electronic groups
Meeting
Evaluating Group Evaluating group is To be seeing right at
Effectiveness decided by many many kinds of groups
factors number and and easer
quality of ideas,
social pressure,
money costs…
Chapter 7: Communication
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The Communication Understand Describe the to understand each
Process: communication communication other, employees
Communication process. To know process and understand
Process doing exercise distinguish between leadership. The
formal and informal information is
communication. transmitted in many
Key Parts of directions and in
Communication different channels.
Process: while communicating
The Sender avoids using
Encoding Seeing many key Decide Key Parts of ambiguous, obscure
The Massage parts of Communication words
The Channel communication Process Also need to limit
Decoding rumors in the
The Receiver organization.
Noise
Feedback
Communication Having 2 channels Define clearly 2 I will choose the
Channels: popular channels effective means of
- Channel communication communication communication,
- Types of depending on the
Channels situation.
Direction of Decided direction of Contrast downward, Use clear words. For
Communication communication upward, and lateral superiors, use polite
communication with email
examples communication
Interpersonal Understanding the Contrast oral, means, brief words.
Communication: way interpersonal written, and for peers can
- Oral communication nonverbal communicate
Communication communication horizontally.
- Written
Communication
- Nonverbal
Communication
Nonverbal Nonverbal Contracts nonverbal
Communication: communication have communication
- Body many way and easer
Movement understand between
- Intonations and people
Voice
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- Facial
Expressions
- Physical
Distance
between
Sender and
Receiver
Three Common I have been understand the
Formal Small-Group approached in official
Networks: business communication
- Chain: communication, network
- Wheel: reflecting fully and
- All Channel: accurately the
network in
communication
Small Group Network Receive effective Understand Small
Effectiveness: small group Group Network
Small group Effectiveness
effectiveness depends
on the desired
outcome variable
The Grapevine:
- Three Main
Grapevine
Characteristics The grapevine has Contrast formal
- Results from: benefits and limits communication
- Insightful to But almost grapevine networks and the
managers is true grapevine
- Serves
employee’s
social needs
Reducing Rumors know how to choose understand how to
the right way to reduce rumors inside
reduce rumors and outside the
organization
Electronic Understand benefits Analyze the
Communications: and disadvantage of advantages and
E-mail electronic challenges of
communication by electronic
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email communication
Barriers to Effective
Communication:
Communication
Selective Perception
barriers often identify and limit
Information Overload
manifest externally, communication
Emotions
quite easily barriers
Language
identifiable
Communication
Apprehension
Gender Differences
Politically Correct limit the use of Contract politically
“PC” Communication confusing and correct ‘PC’
- Certain words confusing words communication
do stereotype,
intimidate, and
insult
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Global Implications Cross-cultural factors Understanding global
increase implications
communication
difficulties
A Cultural Guide To reduce your know a cultural guide
chance of making a
faux pas in another
culture, err on the
side of caution
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