COMMERCE 1BA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Goal Setting, Organizational Commitment, Performance Appraisal

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 1BA3
• Professor: Emad Mohammad

Document Summary

Any and all definitions of an organization. Tie that into all definitions of ob. Be able to pick off topics that belong to micro, meso and macro. Human relations: bring the arrow from productivity back. Contingency: make sure that you study the iceberg (sheet) Difference between prescriptive (above the water line) non prescriptive (below the water line) Week 1 what do you know about ob sheet. What is meant by perception and what are the three critical components. Five stage model (bottom three most important) Attribution errors (scenarios and know which error is committed) How we see perception in the workplace (read about performance appraisal, harassment, selection interview) Big five factor and other variables (at least 7) Hofstead"s model for cross-cultural values p. 114-116. Questions for attitudes (job satisfaction and organizational commitment) Facet vs. overall, three types of commitment. Every theory from chapter 5 and 6 and put it into the three c"s. Cognitive perspective (equity, expectancy, goal setting theory)