ADM 2336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Human Relations Movement, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Culture

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: Jane O' Reilly

Document Summary

1. 1 define ob: organizational behavior, a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behavior of individuals and groups in organization, related courses, human resource. Field of study that focuses on the applications of ob theories and principles in organization. Field of study devoted to exploring the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization"s profitability. The role of management theory: classical approach. Field of study that recognizes that the psychological attributes of individual workers and the social forces within work groups have important effects on work behavior: means, how much the company cares about employees make workers work harder. 1. 2&3 an integrative model of ob & factors affect two primary ob outcomes. Individual characteristic and group mechanisms: personality, cultural value and ability, teams, diversity and communication, power, influence, and negotiation, leadership style, and behavior. Organizational mechanism: organizational structure, organizational culture and change.