Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes -Human Relations Movement, Mary Parker Follett, Human Resource Management

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

Document Summary

Organizations = social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort. Organizations are social inventions = their essential characteristic is the coordinated presence of. The field of organizational behaviour is about understanding people and managing them to work effectively. All organizations have survival as a goal. The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with how organizations can survive and adapt to change. Innovation and flexibility provide for adaption to change; they are especially important for contemporary organizations. Organizations are based on group effort = organizations depend on interaction and coordination among people to accomplish their goals. Formal (project teams) and informal (friendships/ alliances) to accomplish work. The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with how to get people to practice effective teamwork. Organizational behaviour = the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations interested in attitudes: satisfaction with one"s job, commitment to the goals of the organization, level of support to promoting women or minorities into management positions.