Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Change

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The transformation or modification of an organization and/or it’s stakeholders

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Opportunities

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Favorable times or chances for progress and advancement

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Challenge

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The call to competition, contest or battle

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Organizational behavior

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The study of individual behavior and dynamics in organizations

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Psychology

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The science of society

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Engineering

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The applied science of energy and matter

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Anthropology

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The science of human learned behavior

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Management

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The study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organization

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Medecine

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The applied science of healing or treating diseases to enhance an individuals health and well being

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Task

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An organization mission purpose or goal for existing

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People

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The human resources of an organization

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Technology

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The tools, knowledge, and or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs

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Structure

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The system of communication, authority and roles and workflow

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Formal organization

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The official, legitimate, and most visible part of the system

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Informal organization

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The unofficial and less visible part of the system

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Howthorne studies

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Studies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the importance of the informal organization