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Organizational Behavior

Avery shaw(肖平)
school of management
shawping818@nwpu.edu.cn
About the Teacher
Course Information
¡1)Course code: U12M12125
¡2)Course title: Organizational Behavior
¡3)Hours and credits:32/2
¡4)Prerequisite courses: Management
¡5)Course offered by: School of management
¡6)Starting semester: autumn semester
¡7)Course category: professional core course
Course Description
¡ Leadership requires effective management of people and a clear
understanding of human behavior and social processes.

¡ Leaders need to have a good understanding both of themselves and


of those whom they will lead.

¡ Leaders need to know why people behave as they do in relation to


their job, work group, and organization. This knowledge of individuals’
perceptions, attitudes, and behavior enables leaders to choose
appropriate leadership styles and managerial practices to increase
organizational effectiveness and positive human outcomes.

¡ After participating in this course, you will develop the knowledge,


skills and abilities to effectively manage and lead others now and in
the future.
Course Description (con’t)
¡ The course moves progressively through individual, group, and
organizational levels of behavior drawing on concepts and
practices from the field of Organizational Behavior .

¡ It also examines the interrelationship of behavioral phenomena


among these levels.

¡ Studying OB provides a basic understanding of your own and others’


behavior, particularly in teams. It enhances your ability to
communicate and work effectively with others, core skills of
leadership.

¡ Our goal is to help you strengthen your people management skills


so you can be a successful leader in any field you choose.
Course Sections
¡Introduction
¡Individual behavior and processes,
¡Group behavior and processes ( team)
¡Organizational processes
Textbooks and Reference Books
¡Organizational behavior (7th Edition),
Stephen L.Macshane, China Machine
Press, may 2018
¡Organizational Behavior(Fifteen Edition)、
Stephen P. Robbins、Press, 1st edition in
March 2017 / 4th printing in September
2018
Teaching Objectives
¡ After successfully completing this class, students should be able to:

¡ (1) Identify principles and challenges related to organizational


behavior at the levels of individual, team and organization.

¡ (2) Utilize organizational behavior theories, frameworks, principles


and tactics to prevent OB problems and, when problems are
identified, create alternatives to address them by applying critical
thinking skills.

¡ (3) Evaluate the benefits and challenges of alternatives to achieve


high performance at the individual, team and organizational levels.
Make recommendations to improve individual, team, or
organization performance.

¡ (4) Create a plan to improve their own personal leadership skills.


Assessment

Score
Score(or
compositio Components of Assessment Assessment rules
percentage)
n

I n di v i du a l a ssi gn m e n t 20 re p o r t su b m i ssi o n

Te a c h e r s' e va l u a ti o n of qu a l i ty a n d
D i sc u ssi o n i n th e c o u r se 10
e n th u si a sm
100

G ro u p a ssi gn m e n t 20 gro u p p re se n ta ti o n

Wr i tte n Exa m 50 Sc o r i n g sta n da rd of te st qu e sti o n s


How to Learn

Teach me and I forget;


Talk to me, I might
remember;
Involve me, then I learn.
—— Benjamin Franklin
Get Familiar
1
Introduction to
the Field of
Organizational
Behavior
Guiding Case：Quicken Loans
Quicken Loans has become one
of America’s most successful
companies through high
involvement, a focus on creativity,
a strong culture, and other
effective organizational behavior
practices.

1-13
Organizational Behavior and
Organizations
¡Organizational behavior
¡ The study of what people think, feel, and do in and
around organizations

¡Organizations
¡ Groups of people who work interdependently
toward some purpose
¡ Collective entities
¡ Collective sense of purpose
Why Study OB?
¡Satisfy the need to understand and predict

¡Helps us to test/improve personal theories

¡Influence behavior – get things done

¡OB improves an organization’s financial


health

¡OB is for everyone


Discussion topic
¡As a leader or manager,How do you
think about employee turnover
(quit,resignation)? and how to manage
it?
Ø phenomenon
Ø manage it or not?objective?
Ø how to manage it
¡ predict(omen,sign)
¡ coordinate(dif reasons)
¡ control

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