HROB 2090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Absenteeism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement
16 Apr 2018
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People are very good at giving sensible reasons why the same statement is either true or false. Common sense develops through unsystematic and incomplete experiences with organizational behaviour. Management practice should be based on informed opinion and systematic study. Involves translating principles based on the best scientific evidence into organizational practices. Making decisions based on the best available scientific evidence from social science and organizational research rather than personal preference and unsystematic experience. The use of evidence-based management is more likely to result in the attainment of organizational goals. Research reports are themselves plagued by disagreements and confusions, creating a sense of distrust and mystery about the research process. One source of this problem is that the term research is used by many to refer to various types of information that are not acquired through the standard rigorous scientific process of research. Management practices of the best companies to work for in canada.
