MGTS1601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Electronic Body Music
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Important to develop these to attract and keep high-performing employees: positi(cid:448)e social r"ships lower stress and lower intentions to quit, managers cannot success on technical skills alone need good people skills. Management activities: make decisions, allocate resources, direct activities of others to attain goals. Investigates impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within orga(cid:374)isatio(cid:374)s, to i(cid:373)pro(cid:448)e a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)isatio(cid:374)"s effecti(cid:448)e(cid:374)ess: studies individuals, groups and structure, applies knowledge gained to make organisations work more effectively. Behaviour is generally predictable and the systematic study of behaviour is a means to making reasonably accurate predictions. Look at relationships: attribute causes and effects, base conclusions on scientific evidence. Complements systematic study by basing managerial decisions on the best available scientific evidence: use evidence as much as possible to inform intuition and experience, no absolutes in ob. Contributing disciplines: psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology.
