MGT 500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Work Unit, Corporate Social Responsibility, Job Satisfaction

• School: Ball State University
• Department: Management
• Course: MGT 500
• Professor: Ronda Smith

Document Summary

There is an increasingly complex and rapid speed of organizational life. There are several issues that we look at to understand organizational behavior, like: Until the later years of the 80s, business schools had curriculum that focused on the technical aspects of management, like: Since this time, business schools have recognized the crucial role that interpersonal skills have in determining the effectiveness of a manager. A lack of interpersonal skills is the main reason why some employees don"t advance. Incorporating ob principles in your workplace can give your organization some important outcomes. With the competitive and demanding workplace of today, managers can"t expect to succeed in technical skills by itself, they have to also have good people skills. Organizations are coordinated social units that consist of two or more individuals that function continuously to achieve goals or sets of goals shared by those in the company.