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An individual who achieves
goals through other people. |
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A consciously
coordinated social unit, composed of
two or more people, that functions on
a relatively continuous basis to achieve
a common goal or set of goals. |
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A process that includes
defining goals, establishing strategy,
and developing plans to coordinate
activities. |
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Determining what tasks
are to be done, who is to do them,
how the tasks are to be grouped, who
reports to whom, and where decisions
are to be made. |
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A function that includes
motivating employees, directing
others, selecting the most effective
communication channels, and
resolving conflicts. |
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Monitoring activities to
ensure they are being accomplished as
planned and correcting any significant
deviations. |
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The ability to apply
specialized knowledge or expertise. |
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The ability to work
with, understand, and motivate other
people, both individually and in
groups. |
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The mental ability
to analyze and diagnose complex
situations. |
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| organizational behavior (OB) |
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A field
of study that investigates the impact
that individuals, groups, and structure
have on behavior within organizations,
for the purpose of applying such
knowledge toward improving an
organization’s effectiveness. |
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Looking at
relationships, attempting to attribute
causes and effects, and drawing
conclusions based on scientific
evidence. |
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evidence-based management
(EBM) |
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The basing of managerial
decisions on the best available
scientific evidence. |
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A gut feeling not necessarily
supported by research. |
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The science that seeks
to measure, explain, and sometimes
change the behavior of humans and
other animals. |
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An area of
psychology that blends concepts
from psychology and sociology and
that focuses on the influence of people
on one another. |
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The study of people in
relation to their social environment
or culture. |
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The study of societies
to learn about human beings and their
activities. |
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Situational
factors: variables that moderate the
relationship between two or more
variables. |
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The concept that
organizations are becoming more
heterogeneous in terms of gender,
age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
and inclusion of other diverse groups. |
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| positive organizational scholarship |
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An
area of OB research that concerns how
organizations develop human strength,
foster vitality and resilience, and
unlock potential. |
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ethical dilemmas and ethical
choices |
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Situations in which
individuals are required to define right
and wrong conduct. |
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An abstraction of reality.
A simplified representation of some
real-world phenomenon. |
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| Variables that lead to processes. |
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Actions that individuals,
groups, and organizations engage in
as a result of inputs and that lead to
certain outcomes. |
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Key factors that are
affected by some other variables. |
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The combination of
effectiveness and efficiency at doing
your core job tasks. |
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Discretionary
behavior that contributes to the
psychological and social environment
of the workplace. |
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The set of
actions employee take to separate
themselves from the organization. |
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The extent to which
members of a group support and
validate one another while at work. |
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The quantity and
quality of a work group’s output. |
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The combination of the
effectiveness and efficiency of an
organization. |
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The degree to which
an organization meets the needs of its
clientele or customers. |
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The degree to which an
organization can achieve its ends at a
low cost. |
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The degree to
which an organization is able to exist
and grow over the long term. |
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