MGT262H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bestway, Human Relations Movement, Western Electric
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Organization - are social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort. Social inventions - essential characteristics id the coordinated presence of people, not necessarily things. The field of organizational behaviour is about understanding people and managing them to work effectively. Goal accomplishment - the reason why individuals are assembled into organizations. Some work for food and facility, other npo work for saving souls, providing education etc. Virtually have organizations have the goal of survival. The field of organizational behavior is concerned with how organizations can survive and adapt to change. Be motivated to join and remain in the organization. Carry out their basic work reliability, in terms of productivity, quality, and service. Be willing to continuously learn and upgrade their knowledge and skills, Group effort - organizations are based on group efforts. Organizations depend on interaction and coordination among people to accomplish their goals. among people to accomplish their goals.
