Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Western Electric, Human Relations Movement, Hawthorne Effect

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Sarah Ross

Document Summary

Saturday, september 30, 2017 | natural science room 1 | 2:00pm 3:30pm. Intro to organizational behaviour: 15 questions (3 from additional reading) Job performance: 20 questions (2 from additional reading) Organizational behaviour (ob) field of study devoted to understanding, explaining and ultimately improving attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations: e. g. the relationship between learning and job performance. Human resources management field of study that focuses on applications of ob theories and principles in organization: e. g. best ways to structure training programs to promote employee learning. These may be compared in an exam question* Relational mechanisms: employees do not work alone but have to effectively interact and coordinate with others, critical work relationships with co-workers and leaders shape individual mechanisms of satisfaction, stress, motivation, trust and learning. Organizational mechanism: individuals and groups function within an organizational context, every company has an organizational structure that dictates how the units within the firm link to (and coordinate with) other units.