BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Fucked Up, Corporate Social Responsibility, Telus
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Organizations (4): social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort: example: ctv/blue jays/sorority. Social inventions essential characteristic is coordinated presence of people. Through advanced it/contracting out make/sell products without owning shit. Organizational behaviour (5): understanding people and managing them to work effectively. All organizations have survival as a goal. Ob focuses on how organizations can survive and adapt to change: motivated to join and remain in organization, carry work reliably, productivity quality and service, willing to continuously learn/upgrade knowledge/skills, flexible and motivated. Organizations depend on coordination among people to reach goal. Ob concerned how people practice effective teamwork can they get shit done togetha. Organizational behaviour (5): attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. Studies give insight on how to manage and change. Studies organizations can be structured to be effective. Ob interested: attitudes, how satisfied people with jobs, how committed they feel to goals, how supportive promoting woman/minorities, conflict/innovation/resignation/ethical lapses.
