Intro to OB ppt.

Introduction to Organizational Behavior : 

Introduction to Organizational Behavior

Slide 2: 

Define organizational behavior (OB). Describe what managers do. Explain the value of the systematic study of OB. List the major challenges and opportunities for managers to use OB concepts. Identify the contributions made by major behavioral science disciplines to OB. L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S

Slide 3: 

Describe why managers require a knowledge of OB. Explain the need for a contingency approach to the study of OB. L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S (cont’d)

What Managers Do : 

What Managers Do Managerial Activities Make decisions Allocate resources Direct activities of others to attain goals

Where Managers Work : 

Where Managers Work

Management Functions : 

Management Functions ManagementFunctions

Management Functions (cont’d) : 

Management Functions (cont’d)

Management Functions (cont’d) : 

Management Functions (cont’d)

Management Functions (cont’d) : 

Management Functions (cont’d)

Management Functions (cont’d) : 

Management Functions (cont’d)

Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles : 

E X H I B I T 1-1a Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles

Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles (cont’d) : 

E X H I B I T 1-1b Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles (cont’d)

Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles (cont’d) : 

E X H I B I T 1-1c Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles (cont’d)

Management Skills : 

Management Skills

Effective Versus Successful Managerial Activities (Luthans) : 

Effective Versus Successful Managerial Activities (Luthans) Traditional management Decision making, planning, and controlling Communications Exchanging routine information and processing paperwork Human resource management Motivating, disciplining, managing conflict, staffing, and training Networking Socializing, politicking, and interacting with others

Allocation of Activities by Time : 

E X H I B I T 1-2 Allocation of Activities by Time

Enter Organizational Behavior : 

Enter Organizational Behavior

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field : 

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field E X H I B I T 1-3a

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) : 

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) E X H I B I T 1-3b

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) : 

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) E X H I B I T 1-3c

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) : 

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) E X H I B I T 1-3d

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) : 

Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (cont’d) E X H I B I T 1-3f

There Are Few Absolutes in OB : 

There Are Few Absolutes in OB ContingencyVariables x y

Challenges and Opportunity for OB : 

Challenges and Opportunity for OB Responding to Globalization Managing Workforce Diversity Improving Quality and Productivity Responding to the Labor Shortage Improving Customer Service

Challenges and Opportunity for OB (cont’d) : 

Challenges and Opportunity for OB (cont’d) Improving People Skills Empowering People Coping with “Temporariness” Stimulation Innovation and Change Helping Employees Balance Work/Life Conflicts Improving Ethical Behavior

Basic OB Model, Stage I : 

E X H I B I T 1-6 Basic OB Model, Stage I

The Dependent Variables : 

The Dependent Variables x y

The Dependent Variables (cont’d) : 

The Dependent Variables (cont’d)

The Dependent Variables (cont’d) : 

The Dependent Variables (cont’d)

The Dependent Variables (cont’d) : 

The Dependent Variables (cont’d)

The Dependent Variables (cont’d) : 

The Dependent Variables (cont’d)

The Independent Variables : 

The Independent Variables IndependentVariables

Thank You! : 

Thank You!