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Organizational Behavior:An Introduction to Your Life in Organizations Chapter 1 ppt
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Organizational Behavior:An Introduction to
Your Life in Organizations
Chapter 1
Why Mastering Organizational Behavior is Essential to Your Career
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• What is organizational behavior, and what kinds of business challenges does it address?
• What economic and social issues challenge today’s organizational leaders?
• What organizational processes help companies compete in the modern economy?
• What will your career be like in modern organizations?
• How will mastering OB help you in your career?
What is Organizational Behavior (OB)?
• Organization: a coordinated set of individuals working together on a relatively continuous basis toward common goals
• Organizational Behavior (OB): the study of how people behave in organizations
• OB is a social science based on data obtained through systematic study
What challenges do managers face at different organizational levels?
• How to motivate yourself and others
• How to work and stay healthy
• How power and politics shape careers and organizations
• How leaders lead
• How managers design their companies to meet worldwide competition
OB is not Human Resources Management (HRM)
HRM is an organizational function responsible for staffing
issues
OB is not a function, it is a set of organization-wide processes
Micro level & Macro level OB
Micro Level OB
Individual,Interpersonal andGroup Behaviors
Macro Level OB
How human systems and organized, structured and controlled
Also called organizational theory
Open vs. Closed Systems
Open System
Permits the free flow of information into and out of the organization
Closed System
Restricts information flow
What economic and social issues challenge today’s organizational
leaders?
1. Globalization
2. The changing nature of work
3. The complex workforce
Globalization
• Movement of trade, resources and personnel across borders and regions
• Mixed opinion on its benefits
• Affects: The nature of the work Location of jobs How companies manage people
The changing nature of work
• Job growth: Primarily in small and new companies Most will work for others Education and health services will be
strongest
• New grads in high demand• Job disruption: downsizing, outsourcing,
productivity increases• Contingent jobs are temporary
The complex work force
• Diversity is increasing
• Factors that affect organizations: Aging workforce & the Millennial generation Gender representation Racial diversity Literacy Employability Union representation
What organizational processes help companies compete in the modern
economy?
• Relying on teams
• Innovations in attracting and keeping employees
• Adaptations in organizational design
Adaptations in organizational design
• Boundaryless organization
• Employee empowerment
• Process improvements
• Organizational learning
• Innovative culture
• Adopt new forms
What will your career be like in modern organizations?
• A complex and fast-paced business world will require you to be adaptable
• OB skills will be necessary as businesses change
• Recruiters value OB skills
• The special case for ethics
Career Paths
• Primary labor market: Professional, managerial type jobs Higher incomes, relative security, good
benefits
• Secondary labor market: Little or no advancement possible Lower incomes, little security, few benefits
Career PatternsSteady State Career
Lifetime employment in one jobChange employers infrequently
Spiral Career
Follow a variety of interests around one core skill set
Transitory Career
Move among many different unrelated positions
Linear Career
Stay within the same profession but change jobs and companies fairly frequently
Career Anchors
1. Technical or functional competence
2. Managerial competence
3. Security and stability in your job
4. Creativity and entrepreneurship
5. Autonomy and independence in your work
Career Stages
Stage 1: Preparation
Stage 2: Organizational entry
Stage 3: Early Career
Stage 4: Middle Career
Stage 5: Late Career
Career Roles
Independent Contributor
You work in a key job with no subordinates
Manager
You manage others to meet organizational goals
How will mastering OB help you in your career?
• Studying OB will help you: Understand yourself Become familiar with techniques for solving
behavior-based organizational problems See the complexity in organizations Obtain the vocabulary and fundamentals for
continuing study
Apply what you have learned
• World Class Company: Netflix
• Advice from the Pro’s
• Gain Experience
• Can you solve this manager’s problem?
Summary – What is OB
• OB is the study of how people behave in organizations
• OB is not HRM
• OB helps managers solve practical problems
• An organization is a system with inputs, processes and outputs
Summary – Issues that challenge leaders
• Globalization
• Changing nature of work: job growth, job disruption, and contingent jobs
• Complexities of the workforce: age, gender, race, literacy, employability, and union representation
Summary – Organizational Processes
• Foster innovation & high quality decision making
• Rely on teams & improve the way they attract & retain workers
• Emphasis on ethics
• Adapting