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Name and briefly describe the four functions of managers.


Define organizational behavior?  Write at least three statements to define the topic.
 

3.  What are some of the challenges for managers when using Organizational Behavior concepts?

4.  What are the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to Org behavior?


 5. Please list and describe the three main components of the Basic Organizational mode


6. Please choose one implication for managers and discuss it, in terms of its importance related to a smoothly functioning organization.

Source  Organizational Behavior, 17/E    Year of Publication: 2017

Stephen P. Robbins, San Diego State University

Timothy A. Judge, University of Notre Dame

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-410398-3
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I took this course in my last year of university. I honestly liked it...

Name and briefly describe the four functions of managers.

Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Describe neatly below:



Planning is the function of management that involves setting objectives and determining a course of action for achieving those objectives. Organizing is the function of management that involves developing an organizational structure and allocating human resources to ensure the accomplishment of objectives. Leading involves the social and informal sources of influence that are used to inspire action taken by others. Controlling involves ensuring that performance does not deviate from standards. Controlling consists of three steps, which include (1) establishing performance standards, (2) comparing actual performance against standards, and (3) taking corrective action when necessary.

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Define organizational behavior?  Write at least three statements to define the topic.

Organizational behavior (OB) is defined as the systematic study and application of knowledge about how individuals and groups act within the organizations where they work. Normally this study is applied in an attempt to create more efficient business organizations. The central idea of the study of organizational behavior is that a scientific approach can be applied to the management of workers. Organizational behavior theories are used for human resource purposes to maximize the output from individual group members.

Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/organizational-behavior.asp

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3.  What are some of the challenges for managers when using Organizational Behavior concepts?

Organizational behavior challenges require managers to implement changes to diversity, ethics, technology, and globalization. Take for example, diversity, the challenge facing managers from an organizational behavior point of view is how to manage this diversity in a way that will positively impact the organization. Managers have to move away from treating everyone alike while at the same time valuing every individual employee’s contribution to the growth of the organization so as to maintain its valuable employees.

Source: https://bizfluent.com/info-11369752-challenges-faced-organizational-behavior.html

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4.  What are the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to Org behavior?

The major behavioral science disciplines that contributed to the development of organizational behavior are psychology, sociology, anthropology, management and medicine. All of these disciplines helped shape organizational behavior's theories on learning, motivation, leadership and productivity.

Source: https://study.com/academy/lesson/behavioral-sciences-that-impact-and-influence-organizational-behavior.html

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5. Please list and describe the three main components of the Basic Organizational mode

There are three main types of organizational structure: functional, divisional and matrix structure.

Functional structure is set up so that each portion of the organization is grouped according to its purpose. In this type of organization, for example, there may be a marketing department, a sales department and a production department.

Divisional structure typically is used in larger companies that operate in a wide geographic area or that have separate smaller organizations within the umbrella group to cover different types of products or market areas.

The third main type of organizational structure, called the matrix structure, is a hybrid of divisional and functional structure. Typically used in large multinational companies, the matrix structure allows for the benefits of functional and divisional structures to exist in one organization.

Source: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/different-types-organizational-structure-723.html

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6. Please choose one implication for managers and discuss it, in terms of its importance related to a smoothly functioning organization.

I'm unsure what they mean by implication, so I'll talk about how a manager can maintain an ethical workplace culture and its importance. Corporate scandals or gossip can easily reach the public within a short time. Organizations often have policies that facilitate ethical behavior within the workplace. The challenge for managers is to promote an ethical organizational behavior and culture such that employees will not put their individual interests ahead of organizational interests. Personal interest is an aspect of organizational behavior and managers face the task of encouraging group interest over personal interest so as to preserve ethical values.

Source: https://bizfluent.com/info-11369752-challenges-faced-organizational-behavior.html
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