Lecture Organizational behavior – Chapter 2: Exploring the landscape of OB

After studying this chapter you will be able to understand: Why study organizational behavior (OB)? What is effective OB: two approaches OB and management what you will explore in this book?

2 Exploring the Landscape of OB

Neubert & Dyck’s Organizational 

Behavior

Scientific Management Era

Human Relations Era

Sustainability Era

 What is the Sustainability Era?

 Profitability and Progress versus Damage to Future Generations

 Three Major Issues Faced By Organizations Today

 Quality of Life 

 Sense of Community

OB as a Science

 Identify a Question, Theory and Hypotheses

 Conduct a Meta­Analysis

 Identify, Measure and Analyze Association of Variables

 Research in OB: Conventional and Sustainable Approaches

Question, Theory, Hypotheses and Analysis

Identify, Measure, Analyze and Research in OB

Natural Environment and Sustainability

Globalization and MNCs

 What is Globalization

 Why is Globalization Important for Organizations Today?

 What is a MNC?

 Opportunities and Challenges for MNCs

 Cultural Differences: Conventional OB Versus Sustainable OB

Centrism and Hofstede’s Model of Culture

Copyright ©2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.