Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 88 pages long!)

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

Document Summary

Ob: a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. Ob might be contrasted with two other courses commonly offered in management departments: human resources management and strategic management. Human resources management: takes the theories and principles studied in ob and explores the applications of those principles in organizations. An ob study might explore the relationship between learning and job performance, whereas a human resources management study might examine the best ways to structure training programs to promote employee learning. Strategic management: field of study that focuses on the product choices and industry (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272)s that affe(cid:272)t a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)s(cid:859) profita(cid:271)ilit(cid:455). (e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: fir(cid:373) profita(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) or firm diversification, when a firm expands into a new product segment) Scientific management: using scientific methods to design optimal and efficient work processes and tasks.