BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Chris Argyris, Critical Role, Employee Engagement
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Organizations are any social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort. Three parts: social inventions, group accomplishment, group effort: social inventions: the essential characteristic of organizations is the coordinated presence of people not necessarily things. The field of ob is about understanding people and managing them to work effectively: group accomplishment: individuals are assembled for a reason virtually all have survival as a goal. The field of ob is concerned with how organizations can survive and adapt to change. Be motivated to join & remain in the organization. Carry out their basic work reliably, in terms of productivity, quality. Be willing to continuously learn & upgrade their knowledge and skills. Be flexible and innovative: especially important for contemporary organizations as they provide for adaptation to change, group effort: organizations depend on interaction and coordination among people to accomplish their goals. Much of the work done in organizations is by groups.
