organizational psych ch1 & ch3 Flashcards
organizational behavior
focused on understanding, explaining and improving attitudes of individual and groups in organizations
organization
structured arrangement of people working together to accomplish specific goals
human capital
peoples skills, knowledge, experience and general attitudes
tangible resources
physical assets such as equipment, property and inventory
intangible resources
organization’s reputation and culture, its relationships with customers, and the trust between managers and coworkers
3 aspects of human capital
value, rareness and inimitability
value
way employees work toward goals to achieve competitive advantages
rareness
skills and talents of organizations people that are unique to the industry
inimitability
degree to which skills and talents of employees can be emulated
human skills
work with colleagues well
emotional intelligence
anticipate and respond to emotions
conceptual skills
understand organization as a whole
critical thinking
observe, interpret, analyze, evaluate, explain
evidence based management
ability to translate research into practice
-disciplined application of most relevant scientific evidence
open systems theory
the assumption that organizations are systems that interact with their environments to obtain resources or inputs and transform into outputs returned to the environment for consumption
organizational behavior challenges and opportunities
economic factors, globalization, people skills, innovation and change, sustainability, customer service, diversity
globalization
process by which the world has become increasingly interconnected through trade, culture, technology and politics
economic factors
recessions and financial crises effect the workplace
workforce diversity
encouraging organizations to foster inclusive working environments that do not discriminate against employees regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation or disability
customer service
customer-responsive cultures to meet the increasing needs and changing demands of customer bases
people skills
ability to communicate and interact with others in order to work harmoniously with colleagues
affects
range of feelings in form of emotions and mood that people experience
emotions
intense feelings directed at a specific object or person
mood
less intense and more generalized feelings of mind
positive affect
a mood dimension that consists of emotions such as excitement, self-assurance and cheerfulness as the high end and boredom, sluggishness and tiredness at the low end
negative affect
mood dimension consists of emotions such as nervousness, stress and anxiety at the high end and relaxation, tranquility and poises at the low end
emotional contagion
when emotions experienced by one or more individuals in a work group spread to others