COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Job Performance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 1BA3
• Professor: Asghar Bokhari

Document Summary

Ted talk: "the happy secret to better work" : shawn achor - "positive psychology work" Study of how people feel, think and act; individually and in groups. Knowing this, you can predict what certain individuals will do. Organizations are social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort. Resource-based view : financial, physical and human resources. Inimitable: history, numerous small decisions, socially complex resources (culture, teamwork, trust, reputation) Ob : the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups, how organizations can be structured more effectively. Human resource management: programs, practices, and systems to acquire, develop, motivate, and retain employees in organizations. (ex: selection, compensations, and training and development are common human resources practices). Knowledge of ob will help you understand the use and effectiveness of human resources practices. Evidence-based management: making decisions based on the best available scientific from social science and organizational research rather than personal preference and unsystematic experiences.