IRE260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Positive Psychological Capital, Absenteeism, Politicking With Larry King
23 Sep 2016
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Organizations are social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort. Field of organizational behaviour is about understanding people and managing them to work effectively. Fosters adaptation to change (important for contemporary organizations) Organizations depend on interactions and coordination among people to accomplish their goals. Both intellectual and physical work are performed by groups , permanent work teams or short-term. Informal alliances: quality of alliances and contact can have a strong impact on goal achievement. The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with how to get people to practise effective teamwork. Organizational behaviour is the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. Those who study organizational behaviour are interested in attitudes. Human resources management: programs, practices, and systems to acquire, develop, motivate, and retain employees in organizations: requirement and selection, compensation, training and development. What are the factors that make an organization successful and a great place to work? .
