Be able to discuss the various levels of OB study (micro‚ macro‚ etc) and the social sciences used to study these various levels of OB. Levels of OB: Major topics (independent variables) in organization behavior Organizational‚ environmental level (Macro OB): Culture; Structure; Change‚ Development; Communication Interpersonal level (Meso OB): Groups; Decision-making; Leadership; Conflict; Power‚ Politics Individual level (Micro OB): Individual differences (ability‚ personality
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 ------------------------------------------------- What is organisational behaviour? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Multiple choice questions 1. Organisational behaviour is: a. a commitment to continuous improvement. b. a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of work experiences. *c. the study of individuals and groups in organisations
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If‚ after doing your reading‚ there is something that you do not understand‚ or feel needs further elaboration‚ please raise your questions during the class. Introduction • What is OB? • What are the challenges for OB in the 21st century? • How does OB make sense of behaviour? • What does it mean to say that OB takes a contingency approach? Skills for the New Workplace • What is the “Competing Values Framework”? • What kinds of skills does the Competing Values Framework suggest are useful
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In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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Robin Wake 10/24/12 Choice Theories Madoff was a master thief and financier. In 2008‚ he revealed that the asset management arm of his firm‚ Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities‚ was "just one big lie". In what he described as a Ponzi scheme‚ he took his investors for $65 billion over the course of two decades. The scheme wasn’t revealed until Madoff himself confessed his crimes (How Ponzi Schemes Work). I believe this is based on the rational choice theory. For example‚ a drug addict may
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concept of organizational behavior is a major field of study these days. Each person has an inherent need to understand and predict the world because much of each individual’s time is spent working in or around organization‚ Organisation Behaviour theories are particularly helpful in satisfying this innate drive to make sense of the workplace and help in creating an internal environment wherby an individuals work together in groups to
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Student: Nguyen Khanh Huong Roll Number: SB01017 Class: SB0705 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Topic: Identify and evaluate your personalities by using the Big Five Model (use a free online website). Write a paper providing your thoughts on the results and explain how the results can help you in personal and professional development. 1. Introduction Nowadays‚ as experts are studying further and further about personality‚ the importance of it in the society and workplaces is highly aware by everyone.
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Compare and contrast Rawls’ theory of justice with Hayek’s version of freedom. In doing so please outline and justify which theory provides a better explanation Friedrich Hayek was a British philosopher who wrote from his experiences of World War one in which he served. It is known that based on Hayek’s experience in the war and his desire to help avoid the mistakes that had orchestrated to the war; he was led to this career in which he developed the theory of freedom. Hayek argues that there
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2–4Weber’s Bureaucracy Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall 2–2 Theory X and Y • Douglas McGregor proposed the two different sets of worker assumptions. Theory X: Assumes the average worker is lazy‚ dislikes work and will do as little as possible. • Managers must closely supervise and control through reward and punishment. Theory Y: Assumes workers are not lazy‚ want to do a good job and the job itself will determine if the worker
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Answers: What is your general impression of the meeting? This meeting put together several experts in the field of dynamical systems and its connections with problems in social and life sciences. Game theory was particularly emphasized. For me‚ as a young scientist‚ it was an amazing occasion to be in touch with senior scientists working on my field on interest. As the organizer of a special session‚ I could also bring together specialists whose work is closely related to mine. One of the speakers
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