Chapter 1: Organizational Behavior And Opportunity Flashcards
Opportunities
Favorable times or chances for progress and advancement.
Change
The transformation or modification of an organization and/or its shareholders.
Challenge
The call to competition, contest, or battle.
Organizational Behavior
The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations.
Psychology
The science of human behavior.
Sociology
The science of society.
Engineering
The applied science of energy and matter.
Anthropology
The science of human learned behavior.
Management
The study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations.
Medicine
The applied science of healing or treating diseases to enhance an individual’s health and well-being.
Task
An organization’s mission, purpose, or goal for existing.
People
The human resources of an organization.
Technology
The tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs.
Structure
The systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow.
Formal Organization
The official, legitimate, and most visible part of the system.
Informal Organization
The unofficial and less visible part of the system.
Hawthorne Studies
Studies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the importance of the informal organization.
Objective Knowledge
Knowledge that results from research and scientific activities.
Skill Development
The mastery of abilities essential to successful functioning in organizations.
