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1. Chaapter r1Tygi
nsgdtpoduphtdlr.izdphTs Robbins & Judge
Organizational Behaviour
Chapter 1
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2. zdurpernsgdtpoduphtdlr.izdphTs What is Organizational Behaviour
After studying this chapter you should be able to:
–Demonstrate the importance of interpersonal skills in the
workplace.
–Describe the manager’s functions, roles, and skills.
–Define organizational behavior (OB).
–Show the value to OB of systematic study.
–Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that
contribute to OB.
–Demonstrate why few absolutes apply to OB.
–Identify the challenges and opportunities managers have in
applying OB concepts.
–Compare the three levels of analysis in this book’s OB
model.
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3. zirhsudtirhrtuisisehtdlrplle The Importance of Interpersonal Skills
Understanding OB helps determine manager
effectiveness
–Technical and quantitative skills are important
–But leadership and communication skills are CRITICAL
Organizational benefits of skilled managers
–Lower turnover of quality employees
–Higher quality applications for recruitment
–Better financial performance
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4. zdur dtdgiser!h What Managers Do
They get things done through other people.
Management Activities:
–Make decisions
–Allocate resources
–Direct activities of others to attain goals
Work in an organization
–A consciously coordinated social unit composed of two or
more people that functions on a relatively continuous basis
to achieve a common goal or set of goals.
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5. dtdgiitur"Ttuphte Management Functions
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6. Discovered ten managerial roles
Separated into three groups:
–Interpersonal
–Informational
–Decisional ptuoaisg#er dtdgispdlrChlie
Mintzberg’s Managerial Rolesza"aaa#aa$aaC %Ca
E X H I B I T 1–1
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7. ptuoaisg#er dtdgispdlrChlie$rtuisisehtdl Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles: Interpersonal
Source: Adapted from The Nature of Managerial Work by H. Mintzberg. Copyright ©
1973 by H. Mintzberg. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education.
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8. ptuoaisg#er dtdgispdlrChlie$rthsduphtdl Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles: Informational
Source: Adapted from The Nature of Managerial Work by H. Mintzberg. Copyright ©
1973 by H. Mintzberg. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education.
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9. ptuoaisg#er dtdgispdlrChlie$r!ipephtdl Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles: Decisional
Source: Adapted from The Nature of Managerial Work by H. Mintzberg. Copyright ©
1973 by H. Mintzberg. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education.
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10. Chhapter 1Trpryagapt1ine h Essential Management Skills
Technical Skills
–The ability to apply specialized
knowledge or expertise
Human Skills
–The ability to work with, understand,
and motivate other people, both
individually and in groups
Conceptual Skills
–The mental ability to analyze and
diagnose complex situations
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11. sdtorphu1itdl.1z1Trpryaer 1teeteah Luthans’ Study of Managerial Activities
Four types of managerial activity:
–Traditional Management
•Decision making, planning, and controlling
–Communication
•Exchanging routine information and processing paperwork
–Human Resource Management
•Motivating, disciplining, managing conflict, staffing and
training
–Networking
•Socializing, politicking, and interacting with others
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12. idahhd 1h1Catea1 zrtezp1.1ega Successful vs. Effective Allocation by Timezpppp pp!ppC "sp
E X H I B I T 1–2
Managers who promoted faster (were successful) did different
things than did effective managers (those who did their jobs well)
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13. yrpertezpr 1 aorez Organizational Behavior
A field of study that investigates the impact that individuals,
groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations,
for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward
improving an organization’s effectiveness.
It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology,
psychology, communication, and management.
Organizational behavior complements organizational theory,
which focuses on organizational and intra-organizational
topics, and complements human resource studies, which is
more focused on everyday business practices
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14. !ptdetezp1rpl1i.htagrte1itdl. Intuition and Systematic Study
The two are complementary means of predicting behavior.
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15. p1dtyz"to1z1i.htagrte1itdl.# An Outgrowth of Systematic Study…
Evidence-Based Management (EBM)
Basing managerial decisions on the best available
scientific evidence
Must think like scientists:
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16. Trpryah1iozd l1$ha1 1oaa1%%zroah Managers Should Use All Three Approaches
The trick is to know when to go with your gut.
– Jack Welsh
Intuition is often based on inaccurate information
Faddism is prevalent in management
Systematic study can be time consuming
Use evidence as much as possible to inform your intuition
and experience. That is the promise of OB.
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17. &zptedtepy1'ehe% epah1 Contributing Disciplines /oopzpppp pp!ppC "+pp&e1poiuTl
See E X H I B I T 1–3 for details
Many behavioral sciences
have contributed to the
development of
Organizational
Behavior
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18. (h.oz zy. Psychology
The science that seeks to measure, explain, and
sometimes change the behavior of humans and other
animals.
Unit of Analysis:
–Individual
Contributions to OB:
–Learning, motivation, personality, emotions, perception
–Training, leadership effectiveness, job satisfaction
–Individual decision making, performance appraisal attitude
measurement
–Employee selection, work design, and work stress
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19. Chapter 1TayhehgT Social Psychology
An area within psychology that blends concepts from
psychology and sociology and that focuses on the
influence of people on one another.
Unit of Analysis:
–Group
Contributions to OB:
–Behavioral change
–Attitude change
–Communication
–Group processes
–Group decision making
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20. ChaphehgT Sociology
Unit of Analysis:
-- Organizational System
Contributions to OB:
–Group dynamics
–Work teams
–Communication
–Power
–Conflict
–Intergroup behavior
-- Group
–Formal organization theory
–Organizational technology
–Organizational change
–Organizational culture
The study of people in relation to their fellow human
beings.
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21. insydhohehgT Anthropology
Unit of Analysis:
-- Organizational System
Contributions to OB:
–Organizational culture
–Organizational environment
-- Group
–Comparative values
–Comparative attitudes
–Cross-cultural analysis
The study of societies to learn about human beings and
their activities.
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22. ul.riz1hesl1rpnr Few Absolutes in OB
Situational factors that make the main relationship
between two variables change—e.g., the relationship
may hold for one condition but not another.
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23. yteelngl1rtnroohdsnpspl1rhdr Challenges and Opportunities for OB
Responding to Economic Pressures
Responding to Globalization
Managing Workforce Diversity
Improving Quality and Productivity
Improving Customer Service
Improving People Skills
Stimulating Innovation and Change
Coping with “Temporariness”
Working in Networked Organizations
Helping Employees Balance Work-Life Conflicts
Creating a Positive Work Environment
Improving Ethical Behavior
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24. l1ohnpngrshrahnhpar dl11dl1 Responding to Economic Pressures
What do you do during
difficult economic times?
–Effective management is critical
during hard economic times.
–Managers need to handle
difficult activities such as firing
employees, motivating
employees to do more with less
and working through the stress
employees feel when they are
worrying about their future.
–OB focuses on issues such as
stress, decision making, and
coping during difficult times.
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25. l1ohnpngrshrehztep tsphn Responding to Globalization
Increased foreign
assignments
Working with people from
different cultures
Overseeing movement of
jobs to countries with low-
cost labor
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26. !tntgpngr"hd#hdalr$p%ld1psTr Managing Workforce Diversity
The people in organizations are becoming more
heterogeneous demographically
–Embracing diversity
–Changing demographics
–Changing management philosophy
–Recognizing and responding to differences#uupp$ppp%pp&ppC '!
See E X H I B I T 1–4
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27. $l%lehopngrtnrr!hle Developing an OB Model
A model is an abstraction of reality – a simplified
representation of some real-world phenomenon.
Our OB model has three levels of analysis
–Each level is constructed on the prior levelp$ppp%pp&ppCh!
E X H I B I T 1-4
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28. Chapter e1Tygheinsdnoupt Types of Study Variables
Independent (X)
–The presumed cause of the
change in the dependent
variable (Y).
–This is the variable that OB
researchers manipulate to
observe the changes in Y.
Dependent (Y)
–This is the response to X (the
independent variable).
–It is what the OB researchers
want to predict or explain.
–The interesting variable!
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29. l.TpsptTd.zeepap.gp.Teinsdnoupt Interesting OB Dependent Variables
Productivity
–Transforming inputs to outputs at lowest cost. Includes the
concepts of effectiveness (achievement of goals) and
efficiency (meeting goals at a low cost).
Absenteeism
–Failure to report to work – a huge cost to employers.
Turnover
–Voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from an
organization.
Deviant Workplace Behavior
–Voluntary behavior that violates significant organizational
norms and thereby threatens the well-being of the
organization and/or any of its members.
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30. rspel.TpsptTd.zeepap.gp.Teinsdnoupt More Interesting OB Dependent Variables
Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)
–Discretionary behavior that is not part of an employee’s
formal job requirements, but that nevertheless promotes the
effective functioning of the organization.
Job Satisfaction
–A general attitude (not a behavior) toward one’s job; a
positive feeling of one's job resulting from an evaluation of
its characteristics.
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31. Cpel.gpap.gp.Teinsdnoupt The Independent Variables
The independent variable (X) can be at any of these three
levels in this model:
Individual
–Biographical characteristics, personality and emotions,
values and attitudes, ability, perception, motivation,
individual learning, and individual decision making
Group
–Communication, group decision making, leadership and
trust, group structure, conflict, power and politics, and work
teams
Organization System
–Organizational culture, human resource policies and
practices, and organizational structure and design
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32. ergpu OB Modelt"ttt#tt$ttC %&
E X H I B I T 1–5
Independent
Variables (X)
Dependent
Variables (Y)
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33. 1ynshen.gen.nzpsdnuelaudnTdr.t Summary and Managerial Implications
Managers need to develop their interpersonal skills to
be effective.
OB focuses on how to improve factors that make
organizations more effective.
The best predictions of behavior are made from a
combination of systematic study and intuition.
Situational variables moderate cause-and-effect
relationships, which is why OB theories are contingent.
There are many OB challenges and opportunities for
managers today.
The textbook is based on the contingent OB model.
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