Chapter 1 introduction to the field of organisational behaviour. Chapter learning objectives: Define organisational behaviour, identify three reasons for studying organisational behaviour, describe five trends in organisational behaviour, identify the five anchors on which organisational behaviour is based, diagram an organisation from an open systems view, define knowledge management and intellectual capital, identify three that organisations acquire knowledge. | Introduction to the field of organisational behaviour Chapter learning objectives Define organisational behaviour. Identify three reasons for studying organisational behaviour. Describe five trends in organisational behaviour. Identify the five anchors on which organisational behaviour is based. Diagram an organisation from an open systems view. Define knowledge management and intellectual capital. Identify three that organisations acquire knowledge. Computershare and org behaviour Computershare Ltd has leveraged the power of organisational behaviour to become one of Australia’s leading high technology companies. Courtesy of Computershare Ltd What are organisations? Groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose structured patterns of interaction coordinated tasks work toward some purpose Courtesy of Computershare Ltd Organisational behaviour research Understand organisational events Predict organisational events Influence organisational events Why study . | Introduction to the field of organisational behaviour Chapter learning objectives Define organisational behaviour. Identify three reasons for studying organisational behaviour. Describe five trends in organisational behaviour. Identify the five anchors on which organisational behaviour is based. Diagram an organisation from an open systems view. Define knowledge management and intellectual capital. Identify three that organisations acquire knowledge. Computershare and org behaviour Computershare Ltd has leveraged the power of organisational behaviour to become one of Australia’s leading high technology companies. Courtesy of Computershare Ltd What are organisations? Groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose structured patterns of interaction coordinated tasks work toward some purpose Courtesy of Computershare Ltd Organisational behaviour research Understand organisational events Predict organisational events Influence organisational events Why study organisational behaviour? Trends: globalisation Global companies extend their activities to other parts of the world actively participate in other markets compete against firms in other countries Trends: globalisation Implications of globalisation new organisational structures different forms of communication more competition, change, mergers, downsizing, stress need more sensitivity to cultural differences Trends: changing workforce Primary and secondary diversity More women in workforce and professions Different needs of Gen-X, Gen-Y and baby-boomers Diversity has advantages, but firms need to adjust through cultural awareness family-friendly policies empowerment Trends: employment relationship Employability employees perform many tasks, not a specific job Casual work no explicit or implicit contract for long-term employment Telecommuting working from home, usually with a computer connection to the office Virtual teams operate across space, time and organisational .
