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HRM 601 Organizational Behavior

HRM 601 Organizational Behavior. Session 1 Course Overview, Historical Perspective, & Research Methods. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR. A field of study that uses concepts, theories, and methods of behavioral sciences to understand the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations

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HRM 601 Organizational Behavior

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  1. HRM 601 Organizational Behavior Session 1 Course Overview, Historical Perspective, & Research Methods

  2. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR • A field of study • that uses concepts, theories, and methods of behavioral sciences • to understand the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations • and applies the knowledge towards improving organizational effectiveness

  3. Building Competencies • Building a knowledge base of theories and research in organizational behavior • Building of analytical and diagnostic skills for application of theories to organizational problems

  4. Foundations of Organizational Behavior • Individual (psychological) influences • Group (social-psychological) influences • Organizational (sociological, political) influences

  5. Individual Influences • Perception • Personality and attitudes • Learning • Motivation

  6. Group Influences • Group processes • Communication • Decision Making • Power & conflict • Leadership

  7. Organizational Influences • Design of organizations • Organizational environments & culture • Organizational change & development

  8. KEY INFLUENCES ON OB • Early industrial engineering studies • Frederick Taylor • Frank and Lillian Gilbreth • The Hawthorne studies • Recent challenges for OB • Technology • International competition

  9. WHY DO RESEARCH • To gather a body of information on to develop a • Systematic body of knowledge to aid in building theories • Contradicting theories • Suggest new theories • To understand and explain behavior

  10. RESEARCH DESIGNS • Experimental designs • Correlational and survey designs • Case studies and focus groups

  11. EVALUATING RESEARCH • Internal validity -- Can we be confident that the outcomes of the study resulted from the factor being manipulated or might the result be do to some unmeasured factor • External validity -- Can we generalize the finding of this study to a larger population or is our sample so restricted that the findings relate only to a specific groups

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