Lecture one Flashcards
What do we mean by organisation in this course?
It refers not only to business organisations and government agencies but also to non-governmental, profit-making and non-profit making organisations.
Organisational psychology
It is the scientific study of individual or group behaviours in organisations.
What is the focus of organisational psychology?
- Applying psychology
- Understanding people in organisations
- Organisational structure and routine
- Organisational communication and human relations
- Team building and team mindedness
- Motivation
- Work behaviours
- Leadership in organisations
Applying psychology
-Scientific method
Using science to understand organisational processes.
Researching on individual and group behaviours.
Understanding people in organisations
- employee perceptions of the organisation as a predictor of attitudes.
- how organisations affect people and vice versa
- work and organisation as an employee’s life theatre
- the organisational environment and its effects on people’s health and well-being
Organisational structure and routine
- hierarchies, workflow and implications
- organisational routine as a culture
Organizational communication and human relations
- leader-member exchange
- communication structuring and routine
- dimensions of organisational communications
- communication as driver of success
Team building and team mindedness
- family vs work group mentality
- resource pulling and strength synergies
- intra-team vs inter-team competitions
- team formation dynamics
Motivation
- theories of expectation and equality
- motivational strategies to maximize effectiveness
- the committed employee vs the obedient employee
Work behaviors
- productive vs counter-productive work behaviours
- dimensions of CWB
- response strategies to CWB
Leadership in organizations
theories of leadership
roles of leadership
leader as a magnet and motivator
