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A snapshot of the summary - Organizational Behavior
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1 introduction to the field of organizational behavior
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What does it mean to be an 'open system'?
- Depending on external factors
- Transforming input into output
- Several subsystems
- Depending on external factors
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how do we call groups of people who work independently toward some purpose?organizations
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what are the key features of an organization?
- they are collective entities who interact in an organized way
- all members of an organization have a collective sense of purpose.
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Why do companies need 'human capital'?
- Competitive advantage
- Knowledge, creativity etc.
- Improves adaptivity
- Improves individual behaviour and performance
- Competitive advantage
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how do we call economic, social and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world?globalization
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What are the consequences of diversity at the workplace?
- More creativity
- More representative of the society
- Take longer to work together
- More creativity
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what are the advantages and disadvantages of globalization?advantages;
- larger markets
- lower costs
- greater access to knowledge and innovation
disadvantages;- doesn't benefit developing nations
- increases work intensification
- reduces job security
- creates poor work-life balance in developed countries
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What are two different levels of diversity?
- Surface level diversity (gender, ethnicity etc.)
- Deep level diversity (beliefs, attitudes etc.)
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how do we call the degree to which a person minimizes conflict between work and non-work demands?work-life balance.
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What are the benefits of remote work?
- Better work-life integration
- Higher productivity
- Less stress
- Better work-life integration
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The following topics are covered in this summary
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organizational, knowledge, effectiveness
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people, task, values
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people, information, attribution
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emotional, emotions, job
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theory, behavior, hierarchy
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job, rewards, employees
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decision, people, process
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team, members, teams
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communication, information, media
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power, influence, people
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conflict, parties, conflict-handling
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leadership, vision, leader
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structure, organizational, coordination
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culture, organizational, values
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change, forces, restraining