Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Strategic Management, Scientific Management, Job Performance

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Stelian Medianu

Document Summary

Organizational behavior: a field of study focusing on understanding, explaining and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups --> how to change and understand why people act the way they do. Findings are applied by managers to find out whether they help meet real world challenges. Can be contrasted with hr management and strategic management. Hr management:explores the "nuts and bolts" of the theories in ob and applies the principles to organizations. Ob --> explore the relationship between learning and job performance but hr would only examine the best way to structure programs to promote learning. Strategic management:focus on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect and organizations profitability. Scientific management:using scientific methods to design optimal and efficient work processes and tasks. Bureaucracy --> an organizational form that emphasizes the control and coordination of its members through a strict chain of command, formal rules and procedures, high specialization and centralized decision making.