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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)