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RIT OB CH 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anchors of OB | Multidisciplinary anchor<br> Systematic research anchor<br> Contingency anchor<br> Multiple levels of analysis anchor |
| Anchors of OB:<br>Multidisciplinary anchor | knowledge from many disciplines |
| Anchors of OB:<br>Systematic Research anchor | study organizations using systematic research methods |
| Anchors of OB:<br>Contingency anchor | recognize effects of actions vary with situation |
| Anchors of OB:<br>Multiple levels of analysis anchor | three levels of analysis:<br> Individual, Team, Organization |
| Top-down | from the whole to the parts; OB as property of the organization |
| Bottom-up | from the parts to the whole; OB as property of individuals |
| Why study OB? | • Make sense of workplace<br> • Knowledge/tools to work with others<br> • Improves org's financial health |
| Perspectives of organizational effectiveness | • Open systems<br> • Organizational Learning<br> • High Performance Work Practices<br> • Stakeholder |
| Perspectives of organizational effectiveness:<br>Open systems | take from environment and affect environment through output;<br>good fit with external environment |
| Perspectives of organizational effectiveness:<br>Organizational learning | acquire, share, use, and store valuable knowledge |
| Perspectives of organizational effectiveness:<br>High Performance Work Practices | internal subsystems configured for high performance workplace |
| Perspectives of organizational effectiveness:<br>Stakeholder | satisfy needs of key stakeholders |
| Individuals as foundation or an organization | ??? FIX ME ??? |
| Common Organizational Challenges | • Globalization<br> • Increasing Workforce Diversity<br> • Employment Relationships |
| Globalization | economic, social, cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world |
| Increasing Workforce Diversity | Surface-level (race, age, gender)<br>Deep-level (beliefs, values, attitudes) |
| Employment Relationships | • Work hours (work life balance)<br>• Virtual work |
| Ways of seeing | What we see determined by how we see it; depends on disposition and context |
| Individual Behavior Catergories | • Task performance<br>• Citizenship behavior<br>• Counterproductive behavior |
| Task Performance | individual behaviors to support org's objectives |
| Organizational Citizenship Behavior | cooperation to support org's social and psyc context |
| Counterproductive Behavior | behaviors that could harm org |
| MBTI | Myers-Briggs Type Indicator |