Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Resource Management, Decision Aids, Scientific Management

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Victoria Digby

Document Summary

Field of study devoted to understanding, explaining and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. 1920s: employees were recognized as human beings with attitudes, needs and social connections. Two primary outcomes in research and teaching predicted based on stress, motivation, leader behaviours, justice, and other mechanisms: performance, commitment. Theory: set of assertions about how and why variables are related. Hypothesis: prediction about the relationship between variables. Two variables are related: -1. 0 to 1. 0, best way is through scatterplot. Meta-analysis: method that combines the results of multiple studies by. Human resources management takes the theories and principals studied in calculating and (cid:498)average correlation(cid:499) across studies. Ob and explores the (cid:498)nuts and bolts(cid:499) (examine the best ways to structure characteristics that affect an organization"s profitability (explore relationship training programs to promote employee learning) Strategic management focuses on the product choices and industry between firm diversification)