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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Humanistic Theories of Learning: I. Introduction Humanism‚ a paradigm that emerged in the 1960s‚ focuses on the human freedom‚ dignity‚ and potential. A central assumption of humanism is that people act with intentionality and values. Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the child ’s self-concept. If the child feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones ’ strengths and weaknesses‚ and a
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Environmental versus Epigenetic Theories: When referring to epigenetic theory‚ it is a relatively new theory that focuses on the genetic origins and how they are affected by the interactions with the environment. Proponents of this theory believe that over time environmental forces will impact the expression of certain genes. On the other hand‚ the environmental theory removes the genetic factor. This theory believes that a child is a product of direct interaction with their environment. Proponents
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LEARNING THEORIES Encarnacion‚ Joseph Anton Abaya‚ Stephanie Acosta‚ Maybelle Rose Alivio‚ Gabriel Baloran‚ Kimberly Guardino‚ Camille Ann Penamante‚ Christine Joy Classical conditioning gabriel Alivio kimberly baloran BEH AVIO RAL LEARN IN G TH EO RY The learning theory is represented as an S-R paradigm. The organism is treated as a “black box.” We only know what is going on inside the box by the organism’s response BEH AVIO RAL LEARN IN G TH EO RY Learning is a relatively constant change
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differ on the situations that they are into and people have to “fit in” to those situations. There are a number of theories that attempt to account for our personalities and explain how we come to be the way we are. Theories of Personality Theories of personality are explored in order to have a better understanding about different personalities that people exhibit. 1. Trait theories According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV-TR)‚ personality
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory Maslow‚ Abraham. 1908-1970. American psychologist and a founder of humanistic psychology who developed a hierarchical model of human motivation‚ in which a higher need‚ ultimately that for self-actualisation‚ is expressed only after lower needs are fulfilled. Self-actualisation needs Self-actualization is the fulfilment of the person’s dreams and aspirations. “Even if all these needs are satisfied‚ we may still often (if not always) expect that a new discontent
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P4‚ M2‚ D2 P4: In this assignment I will be explaining two theories which are the disengagement theory and the activity theory. Disengagement theory The disengagement theory suggests when people reach old age‚ they tend to naturally withdraw themselves from society and social involvement‚ elderly folk will also reduce their physical activity due to complications with poor health as they grow old. This among other reasons will result in restricted opportunities to interact with others and forms
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how to handle stressful situations. When dealing with humanistic personality‚ this would allow the people to have the freedom to choose their behavior. Humanistic Holistic Theory is a theory that emphasizes on engaging the person as a whole and focusing on the future rather than the pass (Brill & Levine‚ 2005‚ p. 58). This theory let you know that whatever a person has done in their lives‚ they have room to grow and prove that no matter what their life styles may have been or how they are living‚
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Theory Outline Tiffany Woods PCN-500 August 8‚ 2012 Theory Outline 1. Theory: Psychoanalytical Theory a. Key Concepts i. There is a focus on unconscious psychodynamics. ii. Individuals pay attention to repressed information. iii. In therapy‚ the therapist and client work to build the ego to moderate ID and superego. iv. The client works on establishing transference. He/she will tell the counselor what has caused the difficulties and the therapist
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Introduction: There are three theories of motor development maturation‚ information processing and the dynamic theory. The maturation theory focuses on the neurological factors that affect the development of motor skills‚ and is the term used to describe the innate sequences of physical changes (Macintyre and McVitty‚ 2004‚ pp 57). Whereas the information processing theory focuses on belief that thinking is information processing through senses (Cech and Martin 2005) Within this theory it talks about the five
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