MGT 4620 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Netflix, Counterproductive Work Behavior, Job Performance
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Organization: coordinated social unit of two or more people working to achieve a common goal; individuals working together for some common goal. Ob not the behavior of organizations but about behavior of people in organizations. Field dedicated to: explaining/understand individual and group behavior/phenomena, understanding how these factors affect organizational success, more interested in conceptual side of things (linked to hr) Because research and practice have demonstrated it consistently. More simply: organizations are made up of people: if you want organization to be successful, the people must be successful to make it work. An organization that understands and cares for its employees is more likely to succeed. What organizations show value of understanding ob: google, netflix, twitter, chick-fila, pay better, treat employees well, and offer good perks. Psychology: not talking about mental health, after wws universities noticed behavioral side of work (personality and intelligence affecting organizations, individual and group level, personality, attitudes, motivation, leadership, individual and group behavior, io psychology.
