COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Relations Movement, Hawthorne Effect, Western Electric
15 Sep 2016
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Organizations are social inventions for accomplishing common goals through ex. employment organization, non-pro t, artistic organizations, religious. Essential organization is the coordinated presence of people, not things (understanding people and managing them to work effectively) Attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. How events in external environment affect the organization. Social inventions - essential part of organizations is the coordinated presence of people, not things. Puts in place programs and system to acquire and retain employees in organizations. Recruitment, selection, compensation, training - common hr practices. Innovation and exibility are very important for organizations as well. Interaction and coordination amount team members to accomplish goals. Intellectual and physical work usually accomplished by groups. Money, company type, recognition, location, and exible working hours. The art of getting things accomplished in organizations through others. If behaviour can be predicted and explained, it can be managed.
