meaning to their environment. The term originated from a Latin word ‘percepio’ meaning receiving‚ collecting‚ action of taking possession‚ apprehension with the mind or senses. Fred Luthans has defned Perception as a complicated interactions of selection‚ organization and interpretation of stimuli. According to Luthans‚ the perceptual process comprises of External environment—Confrontation—Registration—Interpretation—Feedback—Behaviour—Consequence. Perceptual Process Objects in the environment—Observation—Perceptual
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Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? MULTIPLE CHOICE Importance of Interpersonal Skills 1. Over the past two decades‚ business schools have added required courses on people skills to many of their curricula. Why have they done this? a. Managers no longer need technical skills in subjects such as economics and accounting to succeed. b. There is an increased emphasis in controlling employee behavior in the workplace. c. Managers
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Culture ’s Consequences: Comparing Values‚ Behaviours‚ Institutions and Organisations Across Nations‚ 2nd ed. London: Sage. Jandt‚ Fred E. (2010)‚ An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community‚ 6th ed. London: Sage. Leopold‚ J. and Harris‚ L. (eds) (2009) 2nd ed. The Strategic Managing of Human Resources‚ Harlow: FT/Prentice Hall Luthans‚ Fred & Doh‚ Jonathan P. (2009) International Management‚ 7th ed. Mead‚ Richard (2005)‚ International Management: Cross-Cultural Dimensions
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References: Adam Smith (1776). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Available at http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/adam-smith/wealth-nations.pdf. (Accessed 15th December 2012) Fred Luthans. (2002)Organisational behaviour‚ New Delhi ; Mcgraw hill Irwin p. 16 Handy C. (1993) Understanding Organisation (4 edition)‚ Harmondswork Penguin books. IS BN_13 9780140156034 Henri Fayol (1949) General and Industrial Management‚ Translated by
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The Key to Leadership Excellence. C Jacobsen‚ R J. House 2001 Dynamics of charismatic leadership A process theory‚ simulation‚ and tests 75-112 The leadership quarterly 12 David L. Cawthon‚ 1996. The Great Man Theory Revisited‚ Business Horizons. Fred Luthans‚ 1992.Organisational behaviour 276‚277 Hersey‚ P.‚ & Blanchard‚ K.‚ 1982. Management of organizational behaviour‚ 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. John Dreijmanis‚ 2005 A portrait of the artist as a politician: the case of Adolf Hitler
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Meaning and Scope of Organizational Behavior: “Organizational behavior can be defined as the understanding; prediction and management of the human behavior affect the performance of the organizations.” - Fred Luthans The study of Organizational Behavior (OB) is very interesting and challenging too. It is related to individuals‚ group of people working together in teams. The study becomes more challenging when situational factors interact. The study of organizational behavior relates to
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SECTION B: (75 marks) Answer THREE (3) out of four (4) questions. Question 2 (a) Identify and explain FIVE (5) roles of Henry Mintzberg’s managerial roles. (15 marks) (b) Describe the following terms: i. Centralisation (2 marks) ii. Span of control (2 marks) iii. Work specialisation (2 marks) iv. Formalisation (2 marks) v. Chain of command (2 marks)
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Different View Points on Effectiveness of Employee Motivation Introduction Today‚ employee motivation has become significant for organisations and all sizes companies that toward their organisational objectives in a competitive marketplace. An effective employee motivation in organisation is the creation of conditions and through a variety of effective means to various needs of different staff levels‚ and the main purpose is to motivate employees who have great initative that good management
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have good people skills to succeed in management. ** Effective versus successful managerial activities Fred Luthans looked at (what managers do?) from different perspective. • He asked the question (Do managers who move up the quickest in an organization do the same activities as managers who do the best job?) That’s not what appears to happen. Luthans studied more than 450 managers ‚ and found that these managers who all engaged in four managerial activities.
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2) Organ‚ D. W. (1988). Organizational Citizenship Behavior - The Good Soldier Syndrome. (1st ed.). Lexington‚ Massachusetts/Toronto: D.C. Heath and Company. 3) Herzberg‚ F.‚ Mausner‚ B. and Snyderman‚ B.B. (1959)‚ The Motivation to Work 4) Fred Luthans and Jonathan P. Doh‚ (2009)‚ ‘International Management‚ Culture‚ Strategy‚ and Behavior 7th edition’‚ Mcgraw Hill‚ New York 5) http://www.nbrii.com/Employee_Surveys/Satisfaction.html 6) Dailey‚ R.C. and Kirk‚ D.J. (1992)‚ "Distributive and procedural
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