Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior Mgt. 371; 3 hrs credit Instructor: Dr. Randall Robbins Office: Self Hall 306 Telephone: 925-3416 (O)‚ 924-1677 (H) E-Mail: rrobbins@mc.edu Class and Office Hours: Spring 2010 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Classes: Mgt. 371A 8-9 8-9 8-9 Mgt. 371B 10-11 10-11 10-11 Gbu. 6551Z 6:30-9:00
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Ob final Social Information Processing (SIP) Model a model that suggests that the important job factors depend in part on what others tell a person about the job Emphasizes work simplification – standardization and the narrow‚ explicit specification of task activities for workers. Limits number of tasks; tasks are designed so worker doesn’t have to think. + Allows diverse groups to work together + Leads to production efficiency and higher profits - Undervalues the capacity
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QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE AND REVIEW TOPIC 2 – THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR 1) The price of DVDs (D) is Rs 200 and the price of CDs (C ) is Rs 100. Ajay has a budget of Rs 1000 to spend on the two goods. Suppose that he has already bought one DVD and one CD. In addition‚ there are 3 more DVDs and 5 more CDs that he would really like to buy. a. Given the above prices and income‚ draw his budget line on a graph with CDs on the horizontal axis. b. Considering what he has already purchased and what he
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Ethnocentrism: Major Effects on Organizational Behavior Abstract This research paper defines the term ethnocentrism as a means to make assumptions or judgments about other cultures from one’s own point of view. This paper details the various problems that an ethnocentric view presents when dealing with different cultures. The effects of cultural diversity on organizational behavior are complex and powerful. This paper will also explain that a diverse workforce‚ which represents a changing world
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OB Revision Sheet 1) How can a manager become a supportive communicator? 2) Discuss four ways to reduce misinterpretations when communicating with people from a different culture. 3) Describe the communication process. Explain the parts of this process. Case 1 Your company’s HR director is a believer in trait theories of leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks for your expertise in helping
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1. What factors do you think make some organizations ineffective at managing emotion? According to the case‚ organizations are always hard to manage emotion effective. From my prospective‚ there might be three main reasons‚ emotional individual differences‚ lack of contact between organizations and their employees‚ and organization culture‚ all bringing about this situation. First of all‚ different people have different personalities. It is hard for an organization to publish a policy or to
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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts MGT 331 Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts Paper. According to Schermerhorn‚ Hunt‚ and Osborn (2005)‚ Organizational Behavior‚ also known as OB‚ ¡§is the study of human behavior in organizations¡¨ (Chap. 1‚ p. 16). OB is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to the understanding of ¡§individual and group behavior‚ interpersonal processes‚ and organizational dynamics.¡¨ (Schermerhorn‚ Hunt‚ and Osborn 2005‚ p. 16). In this paper I
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sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. • People’s behavior is based on their perception of what reality is‚ not on reality itself. • The world as it is perceived is the world that is behaviorally important. Attribution Theory: Judging Others Our perception and judgment of others are significantly influenced by our assumptions of the other people’s internal states. When individuals observe behavior‚ they attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused
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Denny ’s Restaurant Organizational Behavior: An Introduction Denny ’s Restaurant Corporation is one of the largest full-service family restaurant chains in the United States. And it operates over 2‚500 restaurants around the world. Denny ’s is known for its 24 hours a day‚ 7 days a week‚ and 365 days a year operations‚ serving breakfast‚ lunch‚ dinner‚ and dessert around the clock. During the early 1990s‚ Denny ’s was involved in a series of discrimination lawsuits involving several cases of
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Introduction Organizational Behavior is a field of Study which investigates the impact that individuals groups and structure have on organizations‚ for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving organization effectiveness. (Huczynsky‚ 2010) The way people behave individually or collectively in order to reach a common goal. Organizational behavior includes in it such issues as organizational design‚ culture‚ Group decision making‚ teamwork and leadership. (Dictionary of Business
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