OBHR 3310 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Remorse, Psychopathy, Performance Appraisal
12 Oct 2018
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OBHR 3310
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Fall 2018
CH 1 NOTES
Organizational Behavior: the systematic study and application of knowledge about how
individuals and groups act within the organizations where they work.
The person environment distinction
-Person factors
-Environmental characteristics
-Behavior is a function of interdependent person and environmental factors
-people and environment are dynamic
The top five personal qualities/skills: NACE survey results
1. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
2. Ability to verbally communicate with those within and outside the organization
3. Ability to work in a team structure
4. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work
5. Ability to analyze data
OB is important becuz, you care, employers care and organizations care.
Skills most desired by employers are soft skills that can be obtained through the study
of OB
ppl get hired based on technical knowledge and see if they get the job done
ppl get promoted based on:
-Ability to manage people
-Strong team skills
-Ability to build and manage relationships
Measurement:
-Reliability – is the measure consistent?
-Validity – is the measure accurate?
-Correlation is not causation!
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Surveys:
-One of the primary methods for collecting information for OB research
-Basic question and answer -Can be open- or close-ended
Field Studies:
-Conducted in actual organizations
-Usually involves surveying employees, but could involve an experimental design or BIG DATA
Lab studies:
-Consist of manipulation group(s) and control group(s)
-Can often help determine causal rather than simple correlational relationships
-Controlled conditions - high degree of internal validity but potentially low generalizability
1. Internal validity: The less chance for confounding( variables causes acting at same time)
in a study, the higher its internal validity.
External Validity: extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations
and to other people.
Case studies:
-In depth description of a single company or industry
-Involve a great deal of detail about the topic being studied, but difficult to generalize to other
areas
Meta Analysis:
-Technique used to summarize what other researchers have found on a given topic
-Variables from several studies are weighted and analyzed to determine if the effect holds or
not
Globalization:
-Movement of trade, resources, and personnel across borders and regions
Affects: The nature of the work, Location of jobs, How companies manage people
Changing nature of work
-Job growth:
-Primarily in small and new companies
-Freelancing
-New grads in high demand; middle class shrinking
Job disruption: downsizing, outsourcing, automation, productivity increases
Affects:
-How the work gets done
-Job security
Income inequality
Complex workforce
-diversity increasing
-Increase in population does not mean increase in job growth
-affects:
Supply of workers
Location of employees
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Document Summary
Organizational behavior: the systematic study and application of knowledge about how individuals and groups act within the organizations where they work. Behavior is a function of interdependent person and environmental factors. Ob is important becuz, you care, employers care and organizations care. Skills most desired by employers are soft skills that can be obtained through the study of ob ppl get hired based on technical knowledge and see if they get the job done ppl get promoted based on: One of the primary methods for collecting information for ob research. Basic question and answer -can be open- or close-ended. Usually involves surveying employees, but could involve an experimental design or big data. Can often help determine causal rather than simple correlational relationships. Controlled conditions - high degree of internal validity but potentially low generalizability. Internal validity: the less chance for confounding( variables causes acting at same time) in a study, the higher its internal validity.
