ADMS 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 1: Nanotechnology, Quantum Technology, Machine Learning

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2400
• Professor: Paul Favaro

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The rigour of ob: ob provides a systematic approach to the study of behavior in organizations, underlying this systematic approach is the belief that behavior is not random. It stems from and is directed toward some end that ind. Believes rightly or wrongly is in his or her best interest. Intuition: a gut feeling not necessarily supported by research. Ob takes a contingency approach: contingency approach: an approach taken by ob that considers behavior within the context in which it occurs, exhibit 1-3 details some of the types of options ind. May find offered to them by organizations or for which they would like to negotiate (pg 12). Understanding workforce diversity: an important challenge for organizations is workforce diversity, whereas globalization focuses on differences among people from diff countries, workforce diversity addresses differences among people within countries, workforce diversity: the mix of ppl.