Organizational Behavior

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Organizational Behavior

• Who, What, Why, When, and How of the Semester

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Who am I?

• PhD Florida State University
• MBA Virginia Tech
• BS Concord College

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Program of Research
Diversity
Social Effectiveness
Age
Political Skill
Gender
Emotional Intelligence
Context
Political Behavior
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Experience

• Consultant
• Training Manager
• Divisional Director of Operations
• Purchasing Director

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The Family
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Who Are You?
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What is OB?

• Definitions
• Origins
• Outcomes

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Organizational Behavior

• A field of study that investigates the impact of
  individuals, groups and structure have on
  behavior within organizations, for the purpose of
  applying such knowledge toward improving an
  organizations effectiveness

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Dimensions Themes of Organizational Behavior
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Origins of Organizational Behavior

• Psychology
• Sociology
• Social Psychology
• Anthropology
• Political Scienc

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Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field
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Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field
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Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (contd)
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Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (contd)
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Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field (contd)
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Why Study It?

• Managers not MBAs?

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When?
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How?

• Your thoughts?
• Mine.