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Contents Unit1 ManagementProcess Unit2 OrganizationalBehavior Unit3 FoundationofOrganizationbehavior Unit4 Learning Unit5 Value,EthicsandJobsatifaction Unit6 Personality Unit7 Emotions Unit8 Perception 96 83 69 52 41 33 17 1
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Dr.K.Jayakumar ViceChancellor SikkimManipalUniversityofHealth,Medical,andTechnologicalsciences Prof.NandagopalV.B. DirectorandDean SikkimManipalUniversityofHealth,Medical,andTechnologicalsciences. BoardofStudies Dr.T.V.NarasimhaRao Professor,ManipalUniversalLearning Ms.VimalaParthasarathy Prof.K.V.Varambally Director, Manipal Institute of Management, Manipal Mr.ShankarJagannathan Asst. Professor,. Sikkim Manipal University of FormerGroupTreasurer Health, MedicalandTechnologicalstudies. Ms.SadhanaDash SenorManagerHR MicrosoftIndiacorporation(Pvt)limited Mr.PankajKhanna Director,HR,FidelityMutualFund Mr.AbrahamMathews ChiefFinancialOfficer InfosysBPO,Bangalore WiproTechnologiesLimited,Bangalore
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INTRODUCTION
Organizations face multiple challenges and threats today threat to effectiveness, efficiency and profitability challengesfrom turbulentenvironments, increased competition and constant challenge to maintain its culture. Individuals in organizations likewise face multiple challenges finding satisfaction in and through work, fighting obsolescence of ones knowledge and skills, maintaining dignityandpurposeinpursuitoforganizationalgoals.
Unit1:ManagementProcess
Thisunitdealswithmanagementfunctionswhichareasfollows.Planning,Organizing,Commanding, Coordinating,Controlling. However,inrecenttime,managementfunctionshavebeenregroupedinto fourcategories,sincethemanagerialtaskshavebecomehighlychallengingafluidinnaturemaking distinctionsredundanttoacertain extend.Thefourfunctionsareasfollows:Planning,Organizing ,Leading,Controlling
Unit2:OrganizationalBehavior
This unit deals with organizational behavior. OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals,groups,andstructurehaveonbehaviorwithinanorganization,thenappliesthatknowledge tomakeorganizationsworkmoreeffectively.Specifically,OBfocusesonhowtoimproveproductivity, reduceabsenteeismandturnover,andincreaseemployeecitizenshipandjobsatisfaction
Unit3: FoundationofOrganizationbehavior
ThisunitdealswithorganizationalBehaviorwhichemphasizesonintellectualcapitalasrepresentedby thesumtotalofknowledge,expertise,anddedicationofanorganizationsworkforce
Unit4:Learning
Thisunitdealswithlearningthatreferstoaprocesswhichenhancestheknowledge,skillandattitude (KSA) of individuals, to increase his/her willingness to adopt those newly acquired KSA and to implementthemattheworkplace.
Unit5: Value,EthicsandJobsatifaction
Thisunitdealswithvalueswhichrepresentbasicconvictionsthataspecificmodeofconductorend state of existence is personally or socially preferableto an opposite or converse mode of conduct or endstateofexistence.
Unit6:Personality
ThisunitdealswiththefactorsaffectingpersonalitydevelopmentareHeredity,Environment,Culture, Family,andSituation.
Unit7: Emotions
ThisunitdealswithEmotionwhichisusedtodesignate"astateofconsciousnesshavingtodowith thearousaloffeelings(WebstersNewWorldDictionary)."Itis"distinguishedfromothermentalstates, fromcognition,volition,andawarenessofphysicalsensation."Feelingrefersto"anyofthesubjective reactions,pleasantorunpleasant"thatonemayexperienceinasituation.
Unit8:Perception
This unit deals with the threefactors that shape perception of anindividual are perceiver, target and situation.Animportantelementinperceptionisattributionprocess.
Unit9:Motivation
This unit deals with motivation which is the processes that account for an individuals intensity, direction,andpersistenceofefforttowardattainingagoal..
Unit10:GroupBehavior
This unit deals with formal and Informal behaviour.Formal groups come into existencefor serving a specific organizational purpose. Individuals behaviors in this type of group is aimed at achieving organizationalgoals.
Unit11:PowerandPolitics
Thisunitdeals withpower whichistheabilitytomakethingshappeninthe wayanindividualwants, eitherbyselforbythesubordinates.Theessenceofpoweriscontroloverthebehaviorofothers
Unit12: ConflictManagement
This unit deals with conflict which occurs whenever disagreements exist in a social situation over issues (work related or personal). Conflict is a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected, or is about to negatively affect, something that the first party caresabout(Thomas,1992).Conflictcanbeeitherconstructiveordestructive.
Unit13: Stressmanagement
Thisunitdealswithstressthathasbeendefinedasaphysical,mentaloremotionalresponsetoevents whichcausementalorbodilytension.Inthemoderndaylifestressisapartandparcelofourlives.
Unit14:Organizationchange
Thisunitdealswithorganizationalchangewhichmaybedefinedastheadoptionofanewideaora behaviorbyanorganization. Itisawayofalteringanexistingorganizationtoincreaseorganizational effectivenessforachievingitsobjectives
Unit15: OrganizationDevelopment
This unit deals with organization development. OD isa planned approach to improve employee and organizationaleffectivenessbyconsciousinterventionsinthoseprocessesandstructuresthathavean immediatebearingonthehumanaspectoftheorganization.
References: Buchanan,D.&Huczynski,A.(1997)OrganizationalBehaviour:AnIntroductoryText, 3rded.,PrenticeHall,London. Barnard,C.I.(1938) FunctionsoftheExecutive,HarvardUniversity,Press,Cambridge, MA. Pugh,D.(1971)OrganizationTheory:SelectedReadings,Penguin,Harmondsworth. Ivancevich,J.&Matteson,M.(1998) OrganizationalBehaviourandManagement,3rd edn,Irwin,ChicagoandLondon. Wood,J.(1997)inDickson,T.&Bickerstaffe,G.(eds.)MasteringManagement:The DefinitiveGuide totheFoundationsandFrontiersofFinance,FT/PitmanPublishing, London.
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1.1 Introduction Objectives 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 ManagementFunctions SelfAssessmentQuestions1 Managementrolesandskills SelfAssessmentQuestions2 Effectivevs.SuccessfulManagerialActivities SelfAssessmentQuestions3 Summary TerminalQuestions AnswertoSAQsandTQs 1.1 Introduction
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Organizationalbehavior(OB)isafieldofstudythatinvestigatestheimpactthatindividuals,groups, and structure have on behavior within an organization, then applies that knowledge to make organizations work more effectively (Robbins, 2003). In recent times, we notice the following changesintheorganizationalsetup:
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An affective and efficient manager therefore, should focus on two key results. The first is task performancethequalityandquantityoftheworkproducedortheservicesprovidedbytheworkunit asawhole.Thesecondisjobsatisfactionhowpeoplefeelabouttheirworkandtheworksetting. OB directs a managers attention to such matters as job satisfaction, job involvement, and organizationalcommitment,aswellasmeasuresofactualtaskperformance.OBalsorecognizesthe need for changing behavior, attitude and managerial styles in the context of the above. Hence, managementprocessesandfunctionsarevitaltoorganizationaleffectiveness.Anunderstandingof thebasismanagementfunctionshelpsincomprehendingthekeyrolesmanagersneedtoplaytorun organizationseffectively. Learningobjectives Thelearningobjectivesofthisunitareasfollows: 1. ManagementFunctions 2. Managementrolesandskills 1.2 ManagementFunctions Follett (1933) defined management as "the art of getting things done through people". [2] One can alsothinkofmanagementfunctionally,astheactionofmeasuringaquantityonaregularbasisand ofadjustingsomeinitialplan. Managementfunctionsareasfollows(Fayol,1949):
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statement may be accompanied by an overarching statement of philosophy or strategic purpose designedtoconveyavisionforthefutureasenvisagedbytopmanagement. ConductasituationalorSWOTanalysis A situation or SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis is vital for the creationofanystrategicplan.TheSWOTanalysisbeginswithascanoftheexternalenvironment. Organizations need to examine their business situation in order to map out the opportunities and threats present in their environments. Sources of information may include stakeholders like, customers (internal and external), suppliers, governments (local, state, federal, international), professional or trade associations (conventions and exhibitions), journals and reports (scientific, professional,andtrade). SWOT analysis provides the assumptions and facts on which a plan will be based. Analyzing strengthsandweaknessescomprisestheinternalassessmentoftheorganization. Forassessingthestrengthsoftheorganizationthefollowingquestionsareimportant:
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5. Whataretheemergingtechnologies? 6. Isthereapossibilityofgrowthofexistingmarket?)
Identifyingthreatsinvolvesthefollowing:
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Monitortheplan A systematic method of monitoring the environment must be adopted to continuously improve the strategicplanningprocess.Todevelopanenvironmentalmonitoringprocedure,shorttermstandards forkeyvariablesthatwilltendtovalidateandsupportthelongrangeestimatesmustbeestablished. Feedback is encouraged and incorporated to determine if goals and objectives are feasible. This reviewisusedforthenextplanningcycleandreview. 2.Organizing It involves designing, structuring, and coordinating the work components to achieve organizational goal. Itistheprocessofdeterminingwhattasksaretobedone,whoistodo,howthetasksareto be grouped, who reports to whom, and where decisions are to be made. A key issue in accomplishingthegoalsidentifiedintheplanningprocessisstructuringtheworkoftheorganization. Organizationsaregroupsofpeople,withideasandresources,workingtowardcommongoals.The purposeoftheorganizingfunctionistomakethebestuseoftheorganization'sresourcestoachieve organizationalgoals.Organizationalstructureistheformaldecisionmakingframeworkbywhichjob tasksaredivided,grouped,andcoordinated.Formalizationisanimportantaspectofstructure.Itis the extent to which the units of the organization are explicitly definedand its policies, procedures, and goals are clearly stated. It is the official organizational structure conceived and built by top management.Theformalorganizationcanbeseenandrepresentedinchartform.Anorganization chart displays theorganizational structure and shows job titles, lines of authority, and relationships betweendepartments. Thestepsintheorganizingprocessinclude:
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3.Leading Anorganizationhasthegreatestchanceofbeingsuccessfulwhenalloftheemployeesworktoward achieving itsgoals.Since leadership involvesthe exercise of influence by oneperson over others, thequalityofleadershipexhibitedbysupervisorsisacriticaldeterminantoforganizationalsuccess. Supervisors can learn about leadership through research. Leadership studies can be classified as trait, behavioral, contingency, and transformational. Earliest theories assumed that the primary source of leadership effectiveness lay in the personal traits of the leaders themselves. Yet, traits alone cannot explain leadership effectiveness. Thus, later research focused on what the leader actuallydidwhendealingwithemployees.Thesebehavioraltheoriesofleadershipsoughttoexplain therelationshipbetweenwhattheleaderdidandhowtheemployeesreacted,bothemotionallyand behaviorally. Yet, behavior can't always account for leadership in different situations. Thus, contingency theoriesof leadership studied leadership style in different environments. Transactional leaders, such as those identified in contingency theories, clarify role and task requirements for employees. Yet, contingency can't account for the inspiration and innovation that leaders need to competeintoday'sglobalmarketplace.Newertransformationalleadershipstudieshaveshownthat leaders,whoarecharismaticandvisionary,caninspirefollowerstotranscendtheirownselfinterest forthegoodoftheorganization. Leadinginvolvesthefollowingfunctions: 1.Teambuilding Rigiddepartmentboundariesandfixedteamsaregivingwaytoadhocsquadswhosemembership changes with every project. Flexible networks of teambased structures are occurring within and betweencompanies,aswellasacrossnationalborders.Competitivearenasrequirequickdecisions byknowledgeableemployeeswhoworkclosetothesourceofproblems.Teamsenableknowledge basedandinnovativedecisionmaking.Thiscollaborationisarevolutionintheworkplace. 2.ConsensusBuilding Topperformancedemandsthejointeffortofmanypeople,workingtogethertowardacommongoal. Whenanindividualworkstogetherwithothers,effectivenessgrows,creatinggreaterproductivityfor
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allinvolved.Together,employeescandomorethanthecollectiveeffortsofeachindividualworking alone. 3.Selecting Selecting competent, highperforming employees capable of sustaining their performance over the long run is a competitive advantage. The selection process consists of forecasting employment needs,recruitingcandidates,interviewingapplicants,andhiringemployees. 4.Training After employees are selected, they enter an orientation program to be formally introduced to their jobs. Orientation sets a tone for new employees' work by describing jobrelated expectations and reporting relationships. Employees are informed about benefits, policies, and procedures. Specific duties and responsibilities and performance evaluation are clarified. During orientation, the supervisorhastheopportunitytoresolveanyunrealisticexpectationsheldbytheemployee.Training referstoimprovinganemployee'sknowledge,skills,andattitudessothatheorshecandothejob. Allnewemployees(orcurrentemployeesinnewjobs)shouldbetrained.Crosstrainingpreparesan employee for a job normally handled by someone else. Also, training is advisable when new processes,equipmentorproceduresareintroducedintotheworkplace. Training starts with an organization analysis. By focusing on strategy and examining sales forecasts and expected changes in production, distribution and support systems, employers can determinewhichskillswillbeneededandtowhatdegree.Acomparisonwithcurrentskilllevelsis usedtoestimatestaffandtrainingneeds.Taskanalysisidentifiestheelementsofcurrentorfuture taskstobedone.Personalneedsanalysisinvolvesaskingemployeesandmanagers,eitherinan interview or in a selfadministered questionnaire, to analyze their training needs. In general, agreement between managers and employees tends to be low, so it is important that both parties agreetodecisionsaboutthetrainingofemployees. 4.Controlling It involves monitoring the employees behavior and organizational processes and take necessary actionstoimprovethem,ifneeded.Controlistheprocessthroughwhichstandardsforperformance
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of people and processes are set, communicated, and applied. Effective control systems use mechanismstomonitoractivitiesandtakecorrectiveaction,ifnecessary. Therearefourstepsinthecontrolprocess.Theyareasfollows: Step1.EstablishPerformanceStandards.Standardsarecreatedwhenobjectivesaresetduringthe planning process. A standard is any guideline established as the basis for measurement. It is a precise, explicit statement of expected results from a product, service, machine, individual, or organizational unit. It is usually expressed numerically and is set for quality, quantity, and time. Toleranceispermissibledeviationfromthestandard. Step 2. Measure Actual Performance. Supervisors collect data to measure actual performance to determine variation from standard. Written data might include time cards, production tallies, inspectionreports,andsalestickets.Personalobservation,statisticalreports,oralreportsandwritten reports can be used to measure performance. Management by walking around, or observation of employees working, provides unfiltered information, extensive coverage, and the ability to read between the lines. While providing insight, this method might be misinterpreted by employees as mistrust. Oral reports allow for fast and extensive feedback. Computers give supervisors direct accesstorealtime,unaltereddata,andinformation.Onlinesystemsenablesupervisorstoidentify problemsastheyoccur.Databaseprogramsallowsupervisorstoquery,spendlesstimegathering facts,andbelessdependentonotherpeople. Step 3. Compare Measured Performance Against Established Standards. Comparing results with standards determines variation. Some variation can be expected in all activities and the range of variationtheacceptablevariancehastobeestablished.Managementbyexceptionletsoperations continueaslongastheyfallwithintheprescribedcontrollimits.Deviationsordifferencesthatexceed thisrangewouldalertthesupervisortoaproblem. Step4.TakeCorrectiveAction.Thesupervisormustfindthecauseofdeviationfromstandard.Then, he or she takes action to remove or minimize the cause. If the source of variation in work performanceisfromadeficitinactivity,thenasupervisorcantakeimmediatecorrectiveactionand getperformancebackontrack.
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TypesofControl Controlsaremosteffectivewhentheyareappliedatkeyplaces.Supervisorscanimplementcontrols before the process begins (feed forward), during the process (concurrent), or after it ceases (feedback). Feedforwardcontrolsfocusonoperationsbeforetheybegin.Theirgoalistopreventanticipated problems. An example of feed forward control is scheduled maintenance on automobiles and machinery. Concurrentcontrolsapplytoprocessesastheyarehappening.Concurrentcontrolsenactedwhile work is being performed include any type of steering or guiding mechanism such as direct supervision,automatedsystems(suchascomputersprogrammedtoinformtheuserwhentheyhave issuedthewrongcommand),andorganizationalqualityprograms. Feedback controls focus on the results of operations. They guide future planning, inputs, and processdesigns.Examplesoffeedbackcontrolsincludetimely(weekly,monthly,quarterly,annual) reportssothatalmostinstantaneousadjustmentscanbemade. Thefollowingdiagramrepresentsanintegratedmodelconnectingalltheabovementionedfunctions ofmanagement. Themanagementprocess(adoptedfromTerry,1972)
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ManagerialRoles AccordingtoMintzberg(1973),managerialrolesareasfollows:
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Katz(1974)hasidentifiedthreeessentialmanagementskills:technical,human,andconceptual. Technical skills: The ability is to apply specialized knowledge or expertise. All jobs require some specializedexpertise,andmanypeopledeveloptheirtechnicalskillsonthejob.Vocationalandon thejobtrainingprogramscanbeusedtodevelopthistypeofskill. HumanSkill:Thisistheabilitytoworkwith,understandandmotivateotherpeople(bothindividually and a group). This requires sensitivity towards others issues and concerns. People, who are proficient in technical skill, but not with interpersonal skills, may face difficulty to manage their subordinates.ToacquiretheHumanSkill,itispertinenttorecognizethefeelingsandsentimentsof others,abilitytomotivateotherseveninadversesituation,andcommunicateownfeelingstoothers inapositiveandinspiringway. ConceptualSkill:Thisisanabilitytocriticallyanalyze,diagnoseasituationandforwardafeasible solution.Itrequirescreativethinking,generatingoptionsandchoosingthebestavailableoption. SelfAssessmentQuestions2 1. Ceremonialandsymbolicroleofamanageriscalled__________________. 2. Vocationalandonthejobtrainingprogramscanbeusedtodevelop_______________skill.
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1.4 Effectivevs.SuccessfulManagerialActivities
Luthans(1988),onthebasisofhisstudy,foundthatallmanagersengageinfourmanagerial activities.
2. CommunicationThisactivityconsistsofexchangingroutineinformationandprocessing
paperwork. The average manager spent 29 percent of his or her time performing this activitywhilesuccessfulmanagerspends28%andeffectivemanagersspend44%oftheir timeinthisactivity.
4. NetworkingThisactivityinvolvessocializing,politicking,andinteractingwithoutsiders.
Theaverage manager spent 19percent of hisor hertimeperformingthisactivity, while successfulmanagerspends48%andsuccessfulmanagesspend11%oftheirtimeinthis activity. It was found that successful managers spent more time and effort in socializing, interacting and networking.Theydidnotspendmuchtimetothetraditionalmanagementactivitiesortothehuman resourcemanagementactivities(Luthans,1988).
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