MBA Course Knowledge Center: Organizational Behavior Revision Article Directory

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Organizational Behavior Revision Article Directory

Article Directory
These articles are written to facilitate revision of organization behavior by management professionals.
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These articles are written to facilitate revision of organization behavior by management professionals.

They are primarily based on the text by Fred Luthans. Various editions were used by me.

These articles reflect my understanding of OB as student of industrial engineering & management and as a teacher of number of management subjects. The exposure to Organizational behvaior subject was further deepened by detailed study of Sociology and study of introductory books on Psychology and more books of Organizational behavior. I wrote revision articles in the subjects of psychology and sociology also.

According to my advocacy, industrial engineers have to make special study of Human sciences both body related sciences and behavior related sciences.

Management knols of Narayana Rao are being posted in the blog Management Theory Review http://nraomtr.blogspot.com/ to develop the MBA revision handbook

Article in the series

Organization Behavior – History of Development of The Discipline

The academic field of organizational behavior has been around for at least the past thirty to forty years

Organizational Behavior – Theoretical Frameworks

Cognitive approach emphasizes the positive and freewill aspects of human behavior and uses concepts such as expectancy

Perception

Introduction Perception is a unique interpretation of the situation by a person and it is not an exact recording of it.
Attribution

Attribution refers to how people explain the cause of their behavior or others’ behavior.
Personality and Attitudes
Intelligence – OB Perspective

Luthans has stated that intelligence has played a major role in psychology but a very minor, almost nonexistent, role in OB.

Emotions – OB Perspective

Emotions have received some attention in organization behavior literature.

Positive Psychology - Factors and Constructs - Definitions, Researchers and Research

Motivation
Vroom’s VIE Model of Motivation
Vroom’s VIE model is built around the concepts of valence, instrumentality, and expectancy.

Communication: Importance and Definition

Communication is one of important topics of organization behavior. Effective communication is a prerequisite for Management.

Gestalt Techniques in Supervision and Management

Gestalt is a German word meaning “see the whole.” Gestalt practitioners use various methods to help individuals see the whole and focus on present.

Theories of Leadership

The article describes various leadership theories briefly

Successful Leadership - Effective Leadership

If a leader accomplishes his task it is successful leadership. In the process of successful leadership, the leader maintains or improves morale of his people it is effective leadership.