TO: 1. Define organizational behavior (OB). 2. Describe what managers do. 3. Explain the value of the systematic study of OB. 4. List the major challenges and opportunities for managers to use OB concepts. 5. Identify the contributions made by major behavioral science disciplines to OB. O B J E C T I V E S (cont’d) LEARNING 6. Describe why managers require a knowledge of OB. 7. Explain the need for a contingency approach to the study of OB. What Managers Do Managerial Activities
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How many of these competencies do you feel you meet at this point? Critical thinking‚ technical skills. Which competencies do you feel you could develop further? Communication assessments What barriers would you anticipate in trying to develop these competencies? Nervousness around elderly‚ due to fear of doing more harm than good. How do you think the demographics of the aging population will affect the need for healthcare professionals in the next decade? By the year 2020‚ the need for
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FAMILY MEDICINES A STRATEGIC WEAKNESS IN HEALTHCARE STRUCTURE IN VIETNAM & SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONTENT 1. Introduction 2. Family medicine and its roles in global healthcare system 3. Family medicine situation in Vietnam 4. Impacts of Family Medicine weakness in Healthcare system & Family physician insufficiency in Vietnam 5. Some proposed solutions & recommendations to improve Family medicine 6. Conclusion. 1. Introduction Recently
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Organizational Behavior (OB) OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations‚ for the purpose of applying knowledge toward improving an organisation’s effectiveness (Robbins). That means‚ ‘OB is a field of study’ – it is a distinct area of expertise with a common body of knowledge. What does it study? It studies three determinants of behavior in organizations: individuals‚ groups and structure. OB applies the knowledge
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HRM and OB practices in your industry‚ you will have the best people in your industry Terminology: Nnumber of observation Rcorrelation coefficient R^2Percent of variance explained Does HRM and OB Matter? Two ways of framing the debate: -Case studies of successful companies- look at companies like google‚ southwest‚ or starbuck (businesses that are known for having great HRM/OB -Results of quantitative studies- We could look at companies who have been recognized for their HRM/OB quality
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| |Going International | 1) There is a combination of business practices and features that made Outback Steakhouse (OBS) successful in the US market: • Unique human resources management style where management and joint venture partners take on ownership of their business and share success • Limited operation hours reducing wasteful spending and employees’
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NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Phytomedicine. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 December 15. Published in final edited form as: Phytomedicine. 2012 December 15; 20(1): 17–23. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2012.09.017. The Chinese Pueraria root extract (Pueraria lobota) ameliorates impaired glucose and lipid metabolism in obese mice $watermark-text Jeevan K. Prasaina‚ Ning Pengb‚ Rajani Rajbhandaria‚ and J. Michael Wyssb‚* aDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology‚ University of Alabama
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Timetable with effect from July 03‚ 2013 Semester End Examinations 6th to 12th October 2013 Time Monday OB-H (FN) OB-I (PRG) OB-J (RMC) OB-K (SRY) OB-L (SKN) OB-M (TD) OB-N (DC) X X BC-G (AGK) ISM-A (SSP) X ISM-C (CLD) ISM-D (MRP) ISM-E (ARD) ISM-F (SND) AFM-G (BRJ) X X X ME-H (PB) ME-I (AKD) ME-J (JOJO) ME-K (SHB) X ME-M (ARU) ME-N (IRS OB-A (FN) OB-B (PRG) OB-C (RMC) OB-D (SRY) OB-E (SKN) OB-F (TD) X ISM-H (SSP) ISM-I (STM) ISM-J (CLD) X ISM-L (ARD) ISM-M (SMY) ISM-N (SSG) X X X ME-A (PB) ME-B
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Chapter 09 Presentations - Report Writing The experimental research method (“Cause and effect relationship”) - This is a systematic and scientific approach to research in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables‚ controls and measures any change in other variables. Quasi-experiment (similar to experimental method‚ but lack some internal validity) Quasi-experimental design involves selecting groups‚ upon which a variable is tested‚ without any random pre-selection processes.
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Organizational behavior (OB) is "the study of human behavior in organizational settings‚ the interface between human behavior and the organization‚ and the organization itself." (p.4) [1] OB can be divided into three levels: the study of (a) individuals in organizations (micro-level)‚ (b) work groups (meso-level)‚ and (c) how organizations behave (macro-level). [2] Overview Chester Barnard recognized that individuals behave differently when acting in their organizational role than when acting
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