[BUS 272] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (48 pages long)

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 272
• Professor: Christopher Zatzick

Document Summary

Fast track promotion, less bureaucracy (fewer rules and regulations) Government agencies don"t give these changes for ex. so it"s about accommodation. Looks at the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within organizations. Its aim is to apply such knowledge toward improving organization effectiveness (profit eventually) Policies put in place affect the behaviour. Employment: sfu ex,: # of students graduating, non-profit: donation and where the money actually goes. Toward an ob discipline: psychology, social psychology, sociology study of organization, anthropology study of culture. Research methods in ob: field studies, lab studies, case studies, surveys, Individual challenges: new psychology contract between organizations and employees, job satisfaction and engagement. Group challenges: workforce diversity: adapt to very different people, team-level incentives. : flexible, part-time, and contingent work: work-life balance. Bus 272 lecture 2: perception, personality, and emotions. The process with which individuals detect and interpret environmental stimuli. It"s about what you notice and perceive (how it canges under different circumstances)