PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Organizational Behavior, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Human Resource Management
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Organizations are social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort. It"s essential characteristic is the coordinated presence of people, not necessarily things. The field of organizational behavior is about understanding people and managing them to work effectively. The field of organizational behavior is concerned with how organizations can survive and adapt to change. Virtually all organizations have survival as a goal. Certain behaviors are necessary for survival and adaptation: people have to be. Motivated to join and remain in the organization. Carry out their basic work reliably, in terms of productivity, quality and service. Be willing to continuously learn and upgrade their knowledge and skills. Be flexible and innovative -> important for adaptation to change. Another final component of our definition of organization is that they are based on group effort: this means that organizations depend on interaction and coordination among people to accomplish their goals.
