MAN-3240 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Job Satisfaction, Job Performance, Organizational Culture
Document Summary
Chapter 1: hr management and ob. Definition of organizational behavior a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations. Definition of human resources management takes the theories and principles studied in ob and explores the nuts-and-bolts applications of those principles in organizations: job performance. Job performance people with the right skills and abilities are doing the right job for their skill set. Someone who is interested in their job has more interest in doing their best work at their job. Organizational mechanisms organizational culture and organizational structure. Group mechanisms leadership: styles and behaviors, Individual characteristics ability, personality & cultural values. Individual mechanisms job satisfaction, stress, motivation, trust, An individual mechanism what goes into job performance and commitment. Deals with how employees gain job knowledge and how they use that knowledge to make accurate judgements on the job: organizational culture.
