BUS 272 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Organizational Learning, Organizational Effectiveness, Hootsuite
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Bus 272 ch. 1 introduction to the field of organizational behavior. Hootsuite an example of a company that practices good ob. As a result, the company is effective, has good employee well-being, and has successful collaboration among coworkers. Organizational behavior (ob): study of how people feel, think, do in & around organizations. Study how organizations relate to the environment (external) Study how individuals react to certain things. Organizations: individual/group of people that work together in an organized way to achieve a goal. 2 key features: collective entities: they move in an organized way by communication, collaborating, co-ordinating. The group is interdependent: collective sense of purpose. Been around for a long time, it wasn"t until around wwii that it was a unified discipline (~1940s) Helps get things done in the workplace b/c it gives us the tools & skills needed to work. This means that oe is the outcome most ob theories try to achieve.