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Orientation to work and the work ethic Introduction to Organisational Behaviour

Introduction to People, Organisations & Management Part B. Prepared by: Jill Baldwin MA, MCIPD, FHEA, PGCE Senior Lecturer Work Based Learning Lord Ashcroft International Business School. Orientation to work and the work ethic Introduction to Organisational Behaviour.

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Orientation to work and the work ethic Introduction to Organisational Behaviour

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  1. Introduction to People, Organisations & Management Part B Prepared by: Jill Baldwin MA,MCIPD, FHEA, PGCE Senior Lecturer Work Based LearningLord Ashcroft International Business School Orientation to work and the work ethic Introduction to Organisational Behaviour

  2. Introduction to People, organisations & Management • PART B: Themes… Individuals; personality, perception, attitudes and values, communication, working in groups and teams Learning; individuals and the organisation Motivation; theoretical viewpoints Self; Career management and choices, self management and reflective practice

  3. Learning Outcomes By the end of this lecture you will be able to: • Explain why an understanding of individual behaviour is important to organisational success • Define and explain the term ‘organisational behaviour’ • Identify Work-Life Balance conflicts

  4. The Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For' A Celebration of the 'Best Companies to Work For' in the UK • The Sunday Times No. 1 Best Big Size Company to Work For 2011 - Boots Opticians • The Importance of Interpersonal Skills

  5. What Managers do….. ‘Managers get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals’ (Robbins & Judge 2013)

  6. Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles (1973)

  7. Management Skills • Technical Skills • Human Skills • Conceptual Skills

  8. Individuals affect how the organisation behaves….. (Brooks, 2009) Groups Learning Personality The Organisation Values & Attitudes Decisions Perceptions

  9. The starting point to examine individual behaviour in the organisation……. What is Organisational Behaviour?

  10. Organisational Behaviour definitions… ‘is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within organisations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organisation's effectiveness’ (Robbins & Judge, 2013) ‘Organisational Behaviour: an interdisciplinary body of knowledge and field of research, concerned with how formal organisations and salient features of theoir context and environment, evolve and take shape, why all these things happen the way they do, and what purposes they serve’. (Huczynski & Buchanan, 2010)

  11. Disciplines that contribute to the OB field • Psychology • Social Psychology • Sociology • Anthroplogy

  12. Work-Life Balance Conflicts Typical Employee…. • 60’s and 70’s - specified place of work, worked for clearly defined ‘chunk’ of time (typically 8 or 9 hours) • Today’s workforce…. What are your experiences and expectations?

  13. Work-Life Balance Conflicts ‘Organisational Behaviour offers a number of suggestions to guide managers in designing workplaces and jobs that can help employees deal with work-life conflicts’ (Robbins & Judge, 2013)

  14. A basic OB Model (Robbins & Judge, 2013)

  15. Next week …. Attitudes & Job Satisfaction Please read Robbins & Judge Chapter 3

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