14.12.2021
Organizational Behavior
Week 1: Wednesday
In-session
Definition
- The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizational settings
Dynamics in organizations
Organizations are open systems of interacting components
- Task – an organization’s mission, purpose, or goal for existing
- People – the human resources of the organization
- Structure – the manner in which an organization’s work is designed at the micro level; how
departments, divisions, and the overall organization are designed at the macro level
- Technology – the tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs
Formal and informal elements of organization
1
, 14.12.2021
In-session
What is an Organization?
Organizations are groups whose members coordinate their behavior in order to accomplish shared
goals or to put out a product.
Organizational Elements
2
, 14.12.2021
Preferences
Self-fulfilling prophecy
3
Organizational Behavior
Week 1: Wednesday
In-session
Definition
- The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizational settings
Dynamics in organizations
Organizations are open systems of interacting components
- Task – an organization’s mission, purpose, or goal for existing
- People – the human resources of the organization
- Structure – the manner in which an organization’s work is designed at the micro level; how
departments, divisions, and the overall organization are designed at the macro level
- Technology – the tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs
Formal and informal elements of organization
1
, 14.12.2021
In-session
What is an Organization?
Organizations are groups whose members coordinate their behavior in order to accomplish shared
goals or to put out a product.
Organizational Elements
2
, 14.12.2021
Preferences
Self-fulfilling prophecy
3
