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1. Introduction to
Organizational Behavior

2. Learning Objectives
• Define organizational behavior (OB)
• Identify the primary behavioral disciplines
that contribute to OB
• Describe the three goals of OB
• Review the challenges and opportunities
for Managers to use OB

3. Learning Objectives
• Explain the key elements in total quality
management (TQM)
• Discuss why workforce diversity has
become an important issue in management
• Explain how managers and organizations
are dealing with employee ethical dilemmas

4. Organizational Behavior
Job
Satisfaction
Productivity,
Absenteeism,
and Turnover
The
Organization

5. The Study of
Organizational
Behavior
Psychology
Sociology
Social Psychology
Anthropology
Political Science

6. Goals of
Organizational Behavior
Prediction ControlExplanation

7. Challenges and Opportunities
for OB: A Managerial
Perspective

8. Accurate
Measurement
Organizational
Improvement
Continuous
Improvement
Employee
Empowerment
Improving Quality
and Productivity
Customer
Focus

9. Motivation
Improving
People Skills
Communication
Teamwork

10. Workforce Diversity

11. The Challenge
of Globalization
Working in
Foreign
Countries
Working with
Multicultural
Diversity

12. Empowering
the Workforce
Managers
Are Giving
Up Controls
Workers Are
Accepting
Responsibility

13. Coping with
“Temporariness”
The Nature
of Work Is
Changing
Organizations
Are Also
Changing

14. Declining
Employee Loyalty
Workforce
Motivation
Global
Competition

15. Improving
Ethical Behavior
Provide in-house advisers
Create protection mechanisms
Write and distribute codes of ethics
Offer seminars, workshops, and training

16. Levels of OB Analysis
Individual
Level
Group
Level
Organization
System Level