10 Questions
Organizations are social inventions designed to achieve individual goals through group effort.
False
The field of organizational behavior focuses on understanding people and managing them effectively.
True
Organizations exist primarily to adapt to change, according to the field of organizational behavior.
False
Individuals within an organization must work independently to achieve goals efficiently.
False
Organizational behavior involves the systematic study of attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups.
True
Talent management involves processes for attracting, developing, retaining, and utilizing people with the required skills to meet current business needs only.
False
Organizational behavior has no impact on organizational competitiveness.
False
Corporate social responsibility refers to an organization taking responsibility for the impact of its decisions on its competitors.
False
One of the informational roles of a manager is the spokesperson role.
True
Routine communication is not considered one of the basic managerial activities.
False
Study Notes
Organizational Behavior and Management
- Organizations are social inventions formed to achieve common goals through group effort.
- The field of organizational behavior is concerned with understanding people and managing them to work effectively and survive in a changing environment.
Organizational Behavior
- Organizational behavior refers to the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups within an organization.
- The field of organizational behavior involves the systematic study of these attitudes and behaviors to achieve goals efficiently.
Importance of Organizational Behavior
- Organizational behavior is important because it is about people and human nature, and understanding it can make us more effective managers, employees, or consumers.
- It improves organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and provides a competitive advantage.
Goals of Organizational Behavior
- Predicting organizational behavior to understand the behavior of others.
- Explaining events in organizations and why they occur.
- Managing organizational behavior to achieve goals and improve performance.
Managerial Roles
- Interpersonal roles: establish and maintain interpersonal relations, including figurehead, leadership, and liaison roles.
- Informational roles: receive and transmit information, including monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson roles.
- Decisional roles: deal with managerial decision-making, including entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocation, and negotiator roles.
Managerial Activities
- Routine communication and formal sending and receiving of information.
- Traditional management, including planning, decision making, controlling, and networking.
Talent Management and Employee Engagement
- Talent management refers to an organization's processes for attracting, developing, retaining, and utilizing people with required skills to meet current and future business needs.
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corporate social responsibility refers to an organization taking responsibility for the impact of its decisions and actions on its stakeholders.
Test your knowledge on the basics of organizational behaviour and management with this quiz covering topics such as the definition of organizations, social inventions, goal accomplishment, and adaptation to change.
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