ADMS 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Influence, Social Identity Theory, Absenteeism

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2400
• Professor: Julia Richardson

Document Summary

Organizational behaviour (ob) is the field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. What factors affect the two primary ob outcomes (individual mechanisms) 1)job satisfaction, 2)stress, 3)motivation, 4)trust, justice and ethics, 5)learning and decision making. Resource-based view- a model that argues that rare and inimitable resources help firms. Rule of one-eights the belief that at best one-eight or 12 percent, of an organization. Inimitable= history, numerous small decisions, socially complex resources will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first. Ob focuses on three levels of analysis: individuals, groups, and organizations. Ob applies the scientific method to practical managerial problems. Ob seeks to improve organizational effectiveness and the quality of life at work. Describes the statistical relationship between two variables. Can be positive or negative and range from 0 (no statistical relationship) to 1 (a perfect statistical relationship)