Group of SIX

1. ChaPTER 1
1. What is organizational behaviour?
2. What challenges do managers and employees face in today's workplace?
3. Isn't organizational behaviour common sense? Or just like psychology?
CHAPTER 2
1. What is perception?
2. What causes people to have different perceptions of the same situation?
3. Can people be mistaken in their perceptions?
4. Does perception really affect outcomes?
5. What is personality and how does it affect behaviour?
6. Can emotions help or get in the way when we are dealing with others?
CHAPTER 3
1. What are values?
2. How can we understand values across cultures?
3. Are there unique Canadian values?
4. What are attitudes and why are they important?
5. How do we respond to diversity in the workplace?
CHApter 4
1. What is motivation?
2. How do needs motivate people?
3. Are there other ways to motivate people?
4. Do equity and fairness matter?
5. What role does reinforcement play in motivation?
6. What are the ethics behind motivation theories?
Chapter 5
1. Is money an important motivator?
2. What does an effective reward system look like?
3. What kinds of mistakes are made in reward systems?
4. Are rewards overrated?
5. How can jobs be designed to increase motivation?
6. How can flexible workplaces increase motivation?
7. Can we simplify how we think about motivation?
Chapter 6
1. What are teams and groups?
2. Does everyone use teams?
3. What kinds of teams are there?
4. How does one become a team player?
5. Do teams go through stages while they work?
6. How do we create effective teams?
7. Are teams always the answer?
Chapter 7

2. 1. How does communication work?
2. What are the barriers to communication?
3. How does communication flow in organizations?
4. What are other issues in communication?
Chapter 8
1. What is power?
2. How does one get power?
3. How does dependency affect power?
4. What tactics can be used to increase power?
5. What does it mean to be empowered?
6. How are power and harassment related?
7. Why do people engage in politics?
Chapter 9
1. What is conflict?
2. How can conflict be resolved?
3. What are the effects of conflict?
4. How does one negotiate effectively?
5. What are the contemporary issues in negotiation?
Chapter 10
1. What is the purpose of organizational culture?
2. How do you read an organization’s culture?
3. How do you create and maintain organizational culture?
4. Can organizational culture have a downside?
5. How do you change organizational culture?
Chapter 11
1. What is the difference between a manager and a leader?
2. Are there specific traits, behaviours, and situations that affect how one leads?
3. How does a leader lead with vision?
4. Are there leadership roles for nonmanagers?
5. What are some of the contemporary issues in leadership?
Chapter 12
1. Is there a right way to make decisions?
2. How do people actually make decisions?
3. How can knowledge management improve decision making?
4. What factors affect group decision making?
5. How can we get more creative decisions?
6. What is ethics, and how can it be used for better decision making?
7. What is corporate social responsibility?
Chapter 13
1. What are the key elements of organizational structure?
2. How flexible can organizational structures be?
3. What are some examples of traditional organizational designs?

3. 4. What do newer organizational structures look like?
5. Why do organizational structures differ?
Chapter 14
1. What are the forces for change?
2. How do organizations manage change?
3. Why do people and organizations resist change?
4. What are some of the contemporary issues in managing change?