- Chapter 1: What is Organizational Behavior?
- 1.1 Learning ObjectivesThis is the current section.
- 1.2 Introduction
- 1.3 Defining Organizational Behavior
- 1.4 Why Study Organizational Behavior?
- 1.5 Historical Foundations of Organizational Behavior
- 1.6 International Organizational Behavior
- 1.7 Research Procedures in Organizational Behavior
- 1.8 Mixed Designs (Both Quantitative and Qualitative)
- 1.9 Organizational Research Procedures
- 1.10 Changing Concepts of Organizational Behavior
- 1.11 Summary
- 1.12 Cases and Exercises
1.1 Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
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Define "organizational behavior" and describe its main characteristics.
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Discuss the importance of studying organizational behavior.
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Describe the two industrial revolutions and their effects on the structure and conditions of work.
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Understand the theoretical foundations of organizational behavior.
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Identify the primary research procedures used by organizations and by researchers in organizational behavior.