Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior Start up session Start up session Welcome & Class introduction Welcome & Class introduction Course facilitator introduction Course facilitator introduction Course Objective Course Objective To introduce you with what OB is all about To introduce you with what OB is all about and the inside out of organizational and the inside out of organizational dynamics. dynamics. Teaching methodology Teaching methodology Teaching will mainly be done through coaching Teaching will mainly be done through coaching and experiential learning of OB. The key to and experiential learning of OB. The key to success is to keep success is to keep the concept clear, simple the concept clear, simple and always look for its practical application and always look for its practical application in a working environment. in a working environment.
27
Embed
Organizational Behavior Start up session Welcome & Class introduction Welcome & Class introduction Course facilitator introduction Course facilitator introduction.
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Organizational BehaviorOrganizational BehaviorStart up sessionStart up session
Welcome & Class introductionWelcome & Class introduction Course facilitator introductionCourse facilitator introduction Course ObjectiveCourse Objective
To introduce you with what OB is all about and To introduce you with what OB is all about and the inside out of organizational dynamics.the inside out of organizational dynamics.
Teaching methodologyTeaching methodology Teaching will mainly be done through coaching Teaching will mainly be done through coaching
and experiential learning of OB. The key to and experiential learning of OB. The key to success is to keep success is to keep the concept clear, simple the concept clear, simple and always look for its practical application and always look for its practical application in a working environment.in a working environment.
Organizational BehaviorOrganizational BehaviorStart up sessionStart up session
Class norms - Class norms - To get the maximum benefit out of To get the maximum benefit out of the course students are strongly recommended to:the course students are strongly recommended to: Arrive and leave in timeArrive and leave in time. 5 mins grace time. 5 mins grace time Do your own workDo your own work! Copied work will be marked zero! Copied work will be marked zero Come PreparedCome Prepared! ! This is not a lecture-only course!This is not a lecture-only course! Assignments and other related work has to be submitted Assignments and other related work has to be submitted
on timeon time. . Late submission will not be acceptable & Late submission will not be acceptable & marked zeromarked zero
Class meetings will NOT cover each & every thing in the Class meetings will NOT cover each & every thing in the text.text.
Planned & surprise class quizzes, activities can be planned, Planned & surprise class quizzes, activities can be planned, be regular.be regular.
Cell phones must be switched off.Cell phones must be switched off. No personal, political, religious examples & commentsNo personal, political, religious examples & comments
Organizational BehaviorOrganizational BehaviorStart up sessionStart up session
Grading will focus on your overall personality Grading will focus on your overall personality rather than one or two aspects. A mid-term rather than one or two aspects. A mid-term examination & a final examination will be given. examination & a final examination will be given.
Case Analysis/quizCase Analysis/quiz 20%20% Mid-termMid-term 30%30% Group Term ProjectGroup Term Project 10%10% Final ExamFinal Exam 40%40% TOTALTOTAL 100%100%
Start up sessionStart up session
BooksBooksStephen P. Robbins: Organizational Stephen P. Robbins: Organizational
BehaviorBehaviorFred Luthans: Organizational BehaviorFred Luthans: Organizational BehaviorVarious OB websites, visits, and any Various OB websites, visits, and any
good reading materialgood reading materialCR nominationCR nominationGroup formation & class information Group formation & class information
sheetsheet
Introduction to Introduction to Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior
Tehzeeb Sakina AmirTehzeeb Sakina AmirIU – OB – session 1 IU – OB – session 1 Summer 2011Summer 2011
““You can dream, create, You can dream, create, design and build the most design and build the most
wonderful place in the world, wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to but it requires people to
make the dream a reality..!make the dream a reality..!WWalt Disney
Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior
OO-- Organization, work place, Organization, work place,
& design at & design at organizationalorganizational level level
Goals of OBGoals of OB
The goals of OB:The goals of OB:PredictPredict
Explain andExplain and
Control Control
Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
The famous The famous “Hawthorne Studies” (1924-“Hawthorne Studies” (1924-30s)30s)
Undertaken at Western Electric Company, Undertaken at Western Electric Company, Illinois; to study the effect of various Illinois; to study the effect of various illumination levels on worker productivity.illumination levels on worker productivity.
Findings were: illumination intensity was not Findings were: illumination intensity was not directly related to group productivity. Though directly related to group productivity. Though they couldn’t explain the behavior that they they couldn’t explain the behavior that they had witnessed! Something more to the had witnessed! Something more to the productivity than mere physical variables!! productivity than mere physical variables!!
Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
This generated an interest in human This generated an interest in human behavior at work place. behavior at work place.
Professor Elton MayoProfessor Elton Mayo started a series of started a series of studies & numerous experiments covering studies & numerous experiments covering redesign of jobs, changes in the length of redesign of jobs, changes in the length of work day, time, introduction of rest work day, time, introduction of rest periods and individual vs group pay plans.periods and individual vs group pay plans.
Hawthorne studies set the direction OB Hawthorne studies set the direction OB and management practices!! and management practices!!
Today’s managerial worldToday’s managerial world
Manager of today has to undertake various Manager of today has to undertake various roles & challenges.roles & challenges.
Different research scientists have given Different research scientists have given different roles/skills/activities performed different roles/skills/activities performed by a manager:by a manager:
Robert KatzRobert Katz – has identified – has identified threethree essential management skills:essential management skills: Technical SkillsTechnical Skills – job knowledge – job knowledge Conceptual SkillsConceptual Skills – ability to analyze and – ability to analyze and
diagnose complex situationsdiagnose complex situations Human SkillsHuman Skills – work with people i.e. to be – work with people i.e. to be
able to predict, explain & control their behaviorable to predict, explain & control their behavior
Mintzberg ModelMintzberg Model Informational RoleInformational Role