Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Resource Management, Human Relations Movement, Job Satisfaction

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

Document Summary

Ob= field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations. Ob may be contrasted with 2 other courses: human resources management + strategic management. Human resources management: takes the theories and principles studied in ob and explores the nuts and bolts applications of those principles in organizations. An ob study may explore the relationship between learning and job performance, whereas human resources management study might examine the best ways to structure training programs to promote employee learning. Strategic management focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect organizations profitability. Ex: might examine the relationship between firm diversification and profitability. Theories and concepts found in ob drawn from a wide variety of disciplines (psychology, social psychology etc. ) Over time our ideas about how best to organizes, coordinate and manage human work activities have changed.