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What role do societal values, organisational values, and individual values play in the context of power?
What is the main purpose of CSR as mentioned in the context?
What processes are mentioned as important for transmitting and sustaining the right values?
How are the relationships between organizations and society described?
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What does 'conscientisation' refer to in the context of CSR?
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Why is power described as not always being positively exercised?
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What is necessary for organizations to practice OB effectively?
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What contributes to the development of a positive self-concept in CSR?
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What is an example of a revolutionary process that drives environmental change?
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Which organisational boundary spanning action is suitable for a heterogeneous-variable environment?
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According to James D. Thompson, what is characteristic of a homogeneous-stable environment?
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How do variations in environmental conditions influence firm operations?
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Which boundary spanning action is associated with a homogeneous-variable environment?
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What is NOT a characteristic of a heterogeneous-stable environment?
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Which of the following statements about the open system perspective is true?
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What organizational response is suggested for a heterogeneous-variable environment?
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What is a defining characteristic of matrix design?
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Which organizational structure is characterized by outsourcing services while maintaining a central hub?
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In the context of project structures, what does 'inter-dependency' primarily require?
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What approach emphasizes the importance of cognition in understanding behavior?
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Which term refers to the psyche that informs cognition and behavior?
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Which of the following best describes the goal of behavior as defined by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard?
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What is a consequence of using a modular design in organizations?
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What effect does matrix design have on informal group dynamics?
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What is the function of the Superego in Freud's psychoanalytic model?
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Which theory emphasizes positive aspects of human behavior contrary to Freudian perspectives?
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What does the Antecedents-Behaviour-Consequence (ABC) model illustrate?
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Which of the following reflects Freud’s concept of the Id?
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Who is known for the Stimulus-Response model in Classical Conditioning?
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What does the cognitive dissonance in Eric Berne's model involve?
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According to the principles of operant conditioning, what happens to behavior that results in pleasant consequences?
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Which of the following best describes the Ego in Freud's model?
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What does the term 'individual differences' refer to in organizational behavior?
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Which process is involved in shaping an organism's behavior patterns through exposure to different cultural systems?
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Why is knowledge of social processes essential in managing workplace behaviors?
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What does Pareek's observation emphasize about interactions within an organization?
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What level of process involves self-awareness in relation to one’s organizational and social reality?
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Which option best describes 'macro organizational behavior'?
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Which process is primarily concerned with how individuals internalize cultural values?
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What is a key challenge organizations face when managing workplace behavior?
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Study Notes
Environmental Changes
- Environmental changes are driven by political, economic, social, and cultural shifts.
- These changes can be caused by natural evolutionary processes or revolutionary processes like technological advancements, ideological changes, or human-made alterations.
- Industrialization and globalization are examples of human-made changes that have significant environmental impacts.
- Organizations adapt to such changes through boundary-spanning activities.
Types of Environment and Organizational Responses
- Homogeneous-stable environment: Organizations utilize standardized rules and have a few functional divisions to adapt effectively.
- Heterogeneous-stable environment: Organizations adopt various functional divisions that correspond to specific segments of their task environment, relying on rules for management.
- Homogeneous-variable environment: Organizations utilize geographically decentralized divisions, focusing on planning responses to environmental changes.
- Heterogeneous-variable environment: Organizations employ functionally differentiated divisions, aligned with distinct segments of the task environment, and leverage decentralization for monitoring and planning purposes.
Organization-Environment Interface
- Variations in environmental conditions impact decision-making strategies regarding inputs and outputs within organizations.
- Environmental changes can penetrate the input and output buffers, influencing the technical core of an organization.
The Interplay of Social Processes
- Social processes within a given space and time shape an individual's values, personality, and culture.
- Organizational behavior encompasses both individual behavior within organizations (micro OB) and the behavior of the organization as a whole within its environment (macro OB).
Individual Differences
- Individual differences are a crucial aspect of organizational behavior.
- Individuals are exposed to diverse socio-cultural, political, and economic systems throughout their lives, internalizing values, customs, and beliefs through assimilation, acculturation, and socialization processes.
Levels of Processes
- Organizations function at various levels, from individual employees to the broader society that constitutes the organization's context.
- Nine distinct levels exist between the micro level (individual) and macro level (society), each with its specific processes.
The Person: Existential Process
- The existential process involves self-awareness of one's organizational and social reality, including how individuals interact with others for personal fulfillment and goal achievement.
- The direct impact of the organization on the surrounding community or vice versa is readily felt.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- CSR initiatives aim to smooth the interface between organizations and their communities.
- This is achieved through "conscientization," which involves raising awareness of social realities and fostering a positive self-concept within the context of those realities.
The Society: Value Process
- The most relevant processes at the societal level are related to values and power.
- Power is the ability to influence societal forces toward the greater good.
- Values play a crucial role in directing power towards desired outcomes.
- Societal, organizational, and individual values require synergistic integration.
- Processes of assimilation, acculturation, and socialization are critical for transmitting and sustaining appropriate values.
Changing Society and Organizations in India
- OB processes must be understood within the historical and socio-cultural context of India.
- The need for flexibility and adaptability is emphasized in Indian organizations.
- Traditional bureaucratic structures are challenged, leading to greater flexibility in organizational structures, including project-based structures.
Project Structure
- Project structures require integration across functions and hierarchies for successful completion.
- This interdependency necessitates flexibility in both ideation and execution.
- Examples of project structures include individual, staff, inter-mix, and aggregate structures.
Matrix Design
- Matrix design is a hybrid structure where a project structure is superimposed on a functional structure.
- This design is laterally spread, challenging traditional hierarchies and line-staff divisions.
- It breaks down informal groups that arise from more permanent work groups.
- Matrix design creates a pool of specialists available through the functional structure.
Free Form Organization Structures
- Free-form organizations, linear structures, SBU (strategic business unit) models, and transnational or geographical models are often used by multinational corporations (MNCs).
- These structures are "modular" designs with a central hub connected to a network of production units or external specialist service providers.
- Services like accounting, design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution are outsourced to external agencies, creating a cost-effective and efficient model.
Concepts and Approaches to the Study of Behavior
- Behaviour is goal-directed activity.
- The manifestation of behaviour is essential for recognition.
- The latent state of mind encompasses the psyche, with cognition as a significant feature.
- Cognition is the ability to comprehend, compare, and think critically, playing a crucial role in aligning latent mental states with manifest behavior.
- Cognitive ability receives, organizes, and responds to external stimuli.
Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Model
- Freud's model features three key psychoanalytic frames of mind: Id (impulse seeking gratification), Superego (unconscious conscience differentiating right from wrong), and Ego (conscious acting as a balancing force).
- The inherent conflict between these frames explains behavioral deviations.
- Freud's model provides a framework for intrapersonal level analysis but lacks applicability to interpersonal, group, and organizational levels.
Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis
- Berne's model identifies three ego states: Child (impulsive), Adult (rational), and Parent (moral).
- This model explains cognitive dissonance, which can contribute to behavioral problems.
Edward Tolman's Cognitive Approach
- Tolman's approach emphasizes the positive and free-will aspects of human behavior, contrasting with Freud's focus on negative, irrational, and sexually-motivated behavior.
- It explains the relationship between stimulus and behavior in terms of expectancy, including intervening and mediating conditions.
Stimulus-Response (S-R) Model
- The S-R model, grounded in classical conditioning theory, proposes that behavior is causally shaped by stimulus, leading to a response.
Response-Stimulus (R-S) Model
- The R-S model, based on operant conditioning theory, suggests that behavior is influenced by its consequences.
- Behavior resulting in pleasurable consequences is more likely to be repeated, while behavior leading to unpleasant consequences is extinguished.
- This is explained by the concepts of hedonism, purposive behavior (Tolman), and the R-S model.
Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) Model
- The ABC model integrates the "behavior is caused" and "behavior is shaped by consequences" perspectives.
- It acknowledges the role of antecedent conditions (stimuli), behavior, and consequent outcomes.
Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) Model
- The SOR model focuses on the organism, considering its internal factors and how these influence the relationship between stimulus and response.
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