Question Description: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive, clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Conduct research on the subject matter and provide at least two scholarly resources as references with corresponding citations meeting APA standards.
In your reading assignment, you were introduced to organizational behavior, scientific management, the human relations school, and other classical ways of looking at people in organizations. Conduct research on the subject matter and provide at least two scholarly resources as references with corresponding citations meeting APA standards.
Describe differing theories of organizational behavior, scientific management, and the human relations school. Then, compare and contrast the theories by providing strengths and weaknesses and pros and cons for the theories.
What do you see or what have you experienced in your organizational life that reflects current-day adaptations of the classical organizational behavior, scientific management, and human relations theories of looking at people in organizations? Be specific and provide 1–2 examples that reflect each of the 3 classical categories.
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Organizational behavior is focused on exploring individuals’ and groups’ actions and their impact on the operations, such as leadership and communication. Organizational behavior is concerned with defining the dynamics for improving individual and group job performance, inspiring innovation and leadership, and increasing job satisfaction. In other words, organizational behavior explains people’s actions and their impact on organizational performance (John et al., 2011). An employee’s actions are influenced by different factors, including personality, cultural values, and thus organization behavior include a wide range of studies,
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