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Organizations and
Behavior Vincent Ng
Autumn 2010
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What Is Organizational Behavior ?
What We Will Be Doing ?
Lecture 1Unit 3 Organizations and Behaviour
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Scope for Today
1. Introduction ± What we will do
2. Organization Structure - Functional
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Introducing Myself
Vincent NgSingapore
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Vincent Ng
vincentmsng@gmail.comTelephone: + 65 90 22 33 96 (Singapore)/ 01296 212 772
(Hanoi)
National University of Singapore
MBA Ashridge Management College
City University of London
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I have taught HND in Beijing, China:
1. Quality Management H12. Business Decision Making H2
3. Pur chasing H1
4. Resear ch Project H2
5. Managing Activities to Achieve Results H26. Managing Professional Development H2
7. Small Business Enterprise H2
8. Managing Financial Resour ces and Decisions H1
9. Working with and Leading People H210. Taxation H2
Do you see other things? ?
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Among Asean studentsstudying in Singapore,
the Vietnamese students
are the most hardworking
Vietnam will be the
strongest country in South
East Asia
Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Founder of modern Singapore
I decided to teach in Vietnam because.
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Unfortunately, ««««««.
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1.1 Organizations and Behavior ?
Organizational Behavior ?
Organizational Behavior is a distinctacademic field, emerged in the 1920s«
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Development of
Organizational Behavior
Frederick Taylor
Scientific Management
Elton MayoHuman Relations
Mary Parker Follett
Chester Bernard
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Frederick Taylor
Productivity gained through
µsystematic¶ study
Time and Motion Study
Scientific Management
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Elton Mayo
The Hawthorne Experiment
Productivity Gained can not be explained
by anything physical !
Human Relation School of thought
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Organizational Behavior (OB)
is the study of what people think, feel, anddo, in and around organizations.
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Why Study OB?
We want to improve our organizational
efficiency and effectiveness.
In another word, we wan to improve our
management of our organizations
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And, what is Management ?
1. Managing work
2. Managing people
3. Managing communication and
information
4. Managing Self
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Two Most Difficult Tasks for
Managers
Performance Management
Change Management
Application of OB helps
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7 Main Topics
Outcomes1
1. Organizational Structure
2. Organizational Culture
3. Individual Behavior at Work
Outcome 2
4. Management Theories
Outcome 3
5. Leadership
6. Motivation
Outcome 4
7. Groups and Teams
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2 Assignments
Assignment 1 ± Individual
Assignment 2 ± Group
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Outlines of Assignments
Outcome 1
1. Organizational Structure
2. Organizational Culture
3. Individual Behavior at Work
Outcome 2
4. Management Theories
Outcome 35. Leadership
6. Motivation
Outcome 4
7. Groups and Teams
Assignment 1
Individual
Assignment 2
Group
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Assignment 1
I will provide some case studies
But if you want to do very well ±
Merit/Distinction
Find real life organization(s) and apply
theories.
Interview the people or survey
I stress µs¶ in organizations.
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To complete learning, you must do your assignment !
Kolb¶s Experiential Learning
Experience
Review
T
Practice
Theory
My lectures
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Please discuss with me your
assignmentWhy ?
There are 3 methods of instruction
1. Lecture
2. Socratic - Questioning and discussion
3. Recitation
We need Socratic !
The Lecture/Tutorial method was used by Oxford and
Cambridge.
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Where to find me
My offfice
Hai Yen Hotel
SMS or telephone
01296 212 772
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H1 and H2 Module
H1 ± Use of Convention
Application of Theory
H2 - Resear ch Analyses
Unit 3 ± Organizations and Behaviour is H1The emphasis is on (1) use of
convention and (2) application of theory
=> Find your organizations