BA 361

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BA 361
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Ice breaker

• Name
• Major
• In a short phrase or a couple of words
• What organization have you been or are currently
  a part of?
• The organizations objective(s)
• Describe your role in it or what you do as part
  of the group, not title or rank

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Learning Outcomes

• Correctly describe organizational behavior tools
  and concepts, know when to use
• Use organizational behavior frames to diagnose
  situations
• Productive members of work teams

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Reading material

• The syllabus is posted on website
• Organizational behavior key concepts. .
• Kinicki and Kreitner (2nd ed), McGraw-Hill
• 2 sets of cases will be handed out or made
  available electronically

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How Achievement of Outcomes Will Be Measured

• Exams/quizzes identify/describe tools and
  concepts emphasis on application
• Cases apply frames of reference to diagnose
  situations
• Productive member of work teams participation
  in a team

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Grades will be based on . . .

• 2 Midterms
• 1 final exam
• Quizzes (need not be announced)
• 2 written case analyses (group)
• evaluation by peers

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Note on quizzes and exam

• Quizzes and the final exam will test
  understanding, not note taking or memorization.

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Note on cases and term project

• Cases will be handed out in the middle of the
  term.
• Cases that have been discussed may be used as
  basis for questions in quizzes or exams.

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Requirements/house rules

• Do not procastinate. Keep up with reading
  assignments.
• Let me know if you need clarification/ guidance.
  
• Expect in-class writing/exercises.
• Group work do your share, learn to evaluate
  each other, deal with consequences

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Requirements/house rules

• Discussion encouraged
• Always come prepared class, group
• Keep distractions to a minimum
• Be on time, respect your classmates
• Cell phones off or silent mode during class
• Laptops I assume you are taking notes
• We will try to keep it loose, but remember why we
  are here

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Organization

• An organization is a system of consciously
  coordinated activities or forces of two or more
  persons.

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Organization Behavior

• Book management is the process of working with
  and through others to achieve organizational
  objectives . .
• Many perspectives, same idea managing people
  within an organization, their activities, their
  interactions, their contribution
• People below you, on top and around you.

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Perspective

• Management tools and concepts adapt to or respond
  to context. Different situations will require
  different tools.

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Evolution of Management Thought

• Follows evolution of economic base
• Farm
• Factory
• Distributed activities
• Virtual

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Management PrinciplesAn attempt to instill order

• Under royalty, nepotism, patronage, favoritism
• As governments became more democratic, and
  complex, professional management and bureaucratic
  practices were encouraged.
• Application to business enterprises as these grew
  in size and complexity, e.g. GM
• With communication reducing distance and borders,
  managing multi-locations, diversity

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Ice breaker (part II)

• Name
• Major
• What organization have you been . . .
• gtWhat times can you make available for to meet
  your group for this class?