NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COURSE CODE :MBA 731 COURSE TITLE: ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR AND THEORY 1 MBA 731 ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR AND THEORY Designed by: Written by: Josef Bel-Molokwu‚ PhD Josef Bel-Molokwu‚ PhD 2 COURSE GUIDE MBA 731 - ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR AND THEORY TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0. 2.0. 3.0. 4.0. 5.0. 6.0. 7.0. 8.0. 9.0. 10.0. Introduction 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 Course Content Course Aims Objectives - Course Materials Study Units - The Modules
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EVOLUTIONARY THEORY Evolution is the process in which significant changes in the inheritable traits (genetic makeup) of a species occur over time. The validity and value of evolutionary biology are based on continual analysis and interpretation of accumulating science data. THEORIES OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION • Historically three theories • The views of most modern biologists combine the second and third • No evidence of the first theory‚ that of Lamarck LAMARCK: Inherited Acquired Characteristics
Free Evolution Charles Darwin Natural selection
Agency Theory and Its Consequences A study of the unintended effect of Agency Theory on Risk and Morality M.Sc. FSM Master Thesis: Agency Theory & Its Consequences Master Thesis at Copenhagen Business School Student: Thomas Rüdiger Smith Programme: M.Sc Finance & Strategic Management Advisor: Sven Junghagen‚ Department of Management Politics & Philosophy August‚ 2011 Total Pages: 78 (133 with appendix and summary) Characters: 181647 (246486 with appendix and summary) Thomas Rüdiger
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Motivation Theory Introduction In this competitive market it is easy to replicate products‚ but cannot replicate motivated employees. The important factor to achieve success in the business is that the manager should have the ability to understand and motivate their employees. Since every individual employee is different from others so it can be challenging to understand each employee’s need and to apply the right motivational theory. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow’s theory is focused
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through it‚ the matter was discovered and defined in the science fields. This clearly explains the arche changes of state in various forms of water‚ air and solid. The rise of the modern Physics and Chemistry is marked by significant numbers of atomic theories arising from the arche. Ongoing research and experiments continue to establish the support and find more applications on the basis. Nonetheless‚ the science of Relativity and Quantum physics tend to cause difficulties for regarding matter as a wave
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Bullet Theory The magic bullet perspective‚ also called the hypodermic needle model‚ is a model for communications. Magic bullet theory has been around since the 1920s to explain “how mass audiences might react to mass media‚” reports Media Know All. According to University of Twent in the Netherlands‚ the theory states that mass media has a “direct‚ immediate and powerful effect on its audiences. History Several factors‚ including widespread popularity of radio and
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these limitations resulted in self-destruction. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had a theory known as “slave morality” where “the weaker folk‚ the majority…frame the laws for their own advantage” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Anything that made the individual rise above others was considered immoral‚ by this thought the weak pulled down the stronger by moral judgment. This theory can be applied to the works of Horace Mann through the construction of Thomas Brudenbrook‚ the main
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My Theory of Personality While studying the theories given by scholars such as Freud‚ Adler‚ and Horney‚ one cannot help but forming an opinion of what is right and what is wrong. During class‚ I would see flashes of things and think‚ “wow‚ that actually sounds correct to me”‚ but there were many other times when I found myself disagreeing or sometimes snickering at the ridiculous of some theories. Weighing each theory studied‚ I believe I have found different parts of each psychologist that creates
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2. Compare and contrast the various types of strain theory. 3. Compare and contrast social disorganization theory‚ differential association theory‚ and culture conflict theory. CHAPTER 7: Social Control Theory 1. Explain what social control theory. 2. Discuss the four social bonds that Hirschi posited that promote socialization and conformity. 3. Explain Matza’s concept of drift. 4. Compare and contrast the inner and outer containment mechanisms as set forth in Reckless’ containment theory. 5
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Motivational Theories Over the years‚ many have studied the behavior of individuals and what lies beneath their motivation. To completely understand these concepts we must fully understand the meaning of motivation. I will first discuss the definition of motivation‚ then I will briefly present three different motivational theories‚ the pros and cons of each‚ and strategies for which organizations can use in order to successfully implement motivational tactics. The New Penguin Business Dictionary
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