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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOURORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
BUS 272 D1Summer 2011
Instructor: Yuan (Echo) Liao
Welcome!
Source: Will_Bloodworth
What is Organizational Behaviour?
“A field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within organizations; its purpose is to apply such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness”
Consistencies
Beyond common sense
Few absolutes
Contingency approach
ALL ABOUT ALL ABOUT YOU YOU
IN IN ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
WORKING WORKING WITH OTHERSWITH OTHERS
WHAT DO WE DO IN THIS COURSEWHAT DO WE DO IN THIS COURSE
• Concepts and theories
• Applications– Use theories to explain
interpersonal problems in your life– Find solutions– Case analysis
Syllabus
SYLLABUSSYLLABUS
• Grading A: 10 – 14%
B: 31 – 41%C: 32 – 46%D, F, N: 0 – 18%
• Exams• Group Case Assignment• Tutorial Activities (Trisha)• Course Outline (required readings)
ICE BREAKERICE BREAKER
• Your goals in this course
• What you want to learn from this course
• Your choices of participatory learning techniques
Free Textbook Competition!
For next week…Complete surveys
on pp. 71 & 74
Read Ch. 2 (pp. 53 – 57; 60 – 62)
Read Ch. 1 (if you haven’t already)