POLICY STUDIES ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR ADM 501 SEMESTER JAN-APRIL 2011 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS: PREPARE THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS IN THE TUTORIAL DISCUSSION. TOPIC 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO OB a) The workforce diversity is one of the emerging trends/challenges in organizational behavior. Describe how the workforce is diversified and briefly identify two consequences of these diversities for organizations. b) Telecommuting has been identified as an important trend in organizational behavior.
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Introduction Organizational politics refers to behaviors “that occur on an informal basis within an organization and involve intentional acts of influence that are designed to protect or enhance individuals’ professional careers when conflicting courses of action are possible” (Drory‚ 1993; Porter‚ Allen‚ & Angle‚ 1981). Organizational politics is an elusive type of power relations in the workplace. It represents a unique domain of interpersonal relations‚ characterized by the direct or indirect
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Different companies have different strategies when implementing sales programs. A strategy used by McDonnell-Cummins is by providing compensation. As a B2B company‚ Linda is required to do direct marketing in order to introduce their products to large consumer goods companies. Therefore‚ as a motivation‚ offering an incentive in the form of compensation for staff such as providing a new car and expense account is to enforce desirable sales performance. At McDonnell-Cummins Company‚ they hired Linda
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The primary subject matter of this case involves engagement of a company’s workforce. the constructs listed above have reached such low levels that critical organizational outcomes are being negatively impacted. The principal character in the case. It is designed to be taught in one class hour and is expected to take approximately three hours of student preparation time. Students are provided with a manage concern that her workers’ levels of job satisfaction to dangerous levels. Students
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Organizational Happiness/Happiness in the Workplace Happiness is defined as 1 a state of well-being and contentment/ a pleasurable or satisfying experience. In this paper I will discuss the importance of happiness in the work place and what factors can in fact improve profits‚ and general satisfaction within the employees and customers. The mission of this paper is to inspire people to transform their workplace to a happy environment in times of austerity. Ingvar Kamprad‚ founder of IKEA once
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Related Literature-Inventory System Inventory control systems maintain information about activities within firms that ensure the delivery of products to customers. The subsystems that perform these functions include sales‚ manufacturing‚ warehousing‚ ordering‚ and receiving. In different firms the activities associated with each of these areas may not be strictly contained within separate subsystems‚ but these functions must be performed in sequence in order to have a well-run inventory control
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Student Note Template Chapter 1: Learning about OB What is OB(organizational behavior)? The study of individuals and groups within an organizational context‚ and the study of internal processes and practices as they influence the effectiveness of individuals‚ teams and organizations. What does it mean to take a systems approach? OB takes a systems approach to understanding and improve people organization relationships. What system are we talking about for OB?
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runners in the fast food business‚ they are also one of the biggest prime real estate holders in the industry. Let ’s jump back into time and see what the founder of the company was thinking when he put together the company structure including the organizational aspects. Ray Kroc was a salesman who sold Florida real estate to milk shake mixing machines. He came across two brothers who had placed a large order for milk shake machines. In 1954 after observing the success that was going on with the McDonald
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Organizational structure An organizational structure consists of activities such as task allocation‚ coordination and supervision‚ which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims.[1] It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their organization and its environment.[2] Many organizations have hierarchical structures‚ but not all. Organizations are a variant of clustered entities. An organization can be structured in many different
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Introduction It is essential to be conscious of your company ’s organizational structure because it exposes information concerning who has authority over whom; how and why a company splits the workload by specific people and by groups/teams. Understanding your organizational structure can also reveal important cross-functional relationships to coordinate work efforts for optimum results. It can show where breakdowns can occur in the hierarchy and assist in developing solutions for increased
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