Organizational Behavior

Chapter 1 Learning About Organizational Behavior

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What is Organizational Behavior? Seven Foundation Competencies

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Managing Self Managing Communication Managing Diversity Managing Ethics Managing Across Cultures Managing Teams Managing Change

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Organizations as Open Systems [Not in Text] Case Discussion: Robert Princeton at Falls Video 1

Robert Princeton Case Procedure

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Brief lecture review of chapter slides 10 minutes in teams to prepare a team response to the assigned team question Spokesperson presents team’s response

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Instructor’s comments

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Questions for the “Princeton” Case

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To what extent could Roberts’ experience at Falls video be considered a career success or failure? [Slides 8, 9] In what ways do specific categories of diversity appear to be relevant in the Princeton case? [Slide 14] In what ways are ethical issues manifest in the Princeton case? [Slides 16, 17] Which of the core competencies seem to be present or absent in Mario? [Slide 1] Which of the core competencies seem to be present or absent in Robert? [Slide 1] Identify the external forces and stakeholders potentially influencing Falls Video during the late 1980s. [Slide 26] 3

What is Organizational Behavior?

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Definition: The study of human behavior, attitudes, and performance in organizations. Value of OB: Helps people attain the competencies needed to become effective employees, team leaders/members, or managers Competency = an interrelated set of abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge needed by an individual to be effective in most professional and managerial positions

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Seven Foundation Competencies

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Logically integrated set of competencies required for managerial and professional effectiveness in the 21st century

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This model developed by Hellriegel, Slocum, and Woodman for this textbook

Other models of such competencies...