PRESTON UNIVERSITY EMBA PROGRAM DISTANCE LEARNING ASSIGNMENT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR-1 Semester: Fall 2012 Deadline for Submission of Assignment: November 5‚ 2012 Attempt all questions. Your answers should not be copied‚ word-for-word‚ from the textbook. You may use the terms‚ concepts‚ examples from the textbook‚ but these must be written as your own‚ independent expression. 1. What are the three levels of analysis in this book’s OB model? And draw the diagram of OB
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Blockbuster became the dominant movie rental firm for a number of reasons. First and foremost in the early years‚ they were invested in by Wayne Huizeinga who infused the company with $18.5 million dollars and for a span of 7 years grew the company’s market capitalization at an annual growth rate of 118%. Once it started becoming large‚ it efficiently used economies of scale. It also had the most power to negotiate favorable deals with movie studios as opposed to mom and pop shops. Blockbuster
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detail and there are always ideas that can help improve the work that organizations pride themselves in rendering. Organizational behavior is a very inter disciplinary field from economics to management and even to ethics of running a corporation. The curriculum OB course include case studies from various corporations. And that provides a good sense of organizational behavior to the students at college and graduate levels. In that sense‚ OB can be taught in a field work manner as well‚ where
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esteem needs (self-esteem‚ recognition status) and self-actualization. The latter is used more in modern companies that want to see their employees do well and grow within the company. Organizational behavior has come far from the time of lincoln. Organizational Behavior is the study of individuals and their behavior within the context of the organization in a workplace setting. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology‚ psychology‚ communication and management. Where I work the store
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POM – Case Application - Fast – Forwarding Blockbuster Q1. Ans) Principles of scientific management involves the “one best way” of doing a job. The emergence of Netflix had brought down the sales of blockbuster DVD stores. The following scientific management principles could be applied to enhance the popularity and sales of block buster stores: * Arrangement and alignment of DVDs according to the taste and preference of the customers. Those DVDs to be in the front rows and easily accessible
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often better predictors Personality is often defined by characteristics such as outgoing or charming. However‚ psychologists define personality as the growth and development of a person’s whole psychological system. We study personality in Organizational Behavior because it impacts a number of important work outcomes. We can attempt to measure personality through a variety of methods. Often these methods are utilized in the hiring process to assist in hiring the right person for the job and the organization
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O 14 RGANIZATIONAL ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR BEHAVIOR T ASHRAF Structure 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Understanding the Term ‘Organizational Behavior’ 14.3 Personality and Organization 14.3.1 Measuring Personality 14.3.2 Work Motivation 14.3.3 Motivation: Improving Factors 14.4 Job Satisfaction and Reward Management 14.4.1 Measuring Job Satisfaction‚ its Determinants and Consequences 14.4.2 Effective Reward Management 14.5 Leadership 14.5.1 Scope of Leadership 14.5.2 Suggested
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Introduction. Some organizational behavior problems I would like to explore in this paper are management style‚ job dissatisfaction‚ and organizational change and restructuring at National City Bank (based in Cleveland‚ Ohio) stemming from a recent change in its organizational culture. National City recently merged with PNC (Pittsburgh National Corporation) and with the merger came a change in the organizational culture at National City. Before the merger‚ National City’s strategy for acquiring
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Organizational Behavior – Chapter 17‚ Notes institutionalization A condition that occurs when an organization takes ona life of its own‚ apart from any of its members‚ and acquires immortality. When an organization becomes institutionalized‚ it takes on a life of its own‚ apart from its founders or any of its members. When an organization becomes institutionalized‚ it becomes valued for itself‚ not merely for the goods or services it produces. It acquires immortality. If its original goals
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Group and Organizational Behavior Reaction Paper In this paper I will be highlighting five topics that were covered in the Group and Organizational Behavior class. The concept of Group and Organizational Behavior is defined as the study and application of knowledge about how people‚ individuals and groups act in organizations. First I will be discussing group vs. individual decision making and the results from the Desert Survival situation in week one. I will then describe the concept of Group
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