BU288 Lecture Notes - Canadian Firearms Registry, Appreciative Inquiry, Organizational Commitment
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Organizational behaviour field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups & structure on behaviour within organizations; the aim is to apply such knowledge toward improving organizational effectiveness. Organizations groups of ppl who work interdependently toward some purpose. Work toward some purpose in an organized way. To learn about yourself and others workplace actions/behaviours: work with (think out loud) vs. work without (think on their own) To become familiar with effective team work skills. To help you think about the people issues faced by managers & entrepreneurs. To avoid the seagull school of management (negative, squawk & leave) Managers cannot empower, can only create conditions (influence the environment, give training/feedback, etc) to lead to empowerment: also depends on the individual s disposition to be empowered. [it all makes sense? (handout): a happy worker is a productive worker (f) Past belief happy worker = productive worker.
