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OB studies teh influence that individuals, groups, and org. structure have on behavior within org.s;
chief goal is to apply that knowledge toward improving an org.'s effectiveness
emphasizes behavior related to jobs, work, absenteeism, employment turnover, productivity, human perf., and mgmt. |
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| a means to making reasonably accurate predictions by examining relationships, attempting to attribute causes and effects, and basing conclusions on scientific evidence |
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| Define evidence based mgmt (EBM). |
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| basing managerial decisions on the best available scientific evidence |
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| the science that seeks to measure, explain, and even change the behavior of humans and oother animals |
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psych. and sociological concepts, focuses on people's influences on one another
*change: how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance |
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| study of people in relation to their social environment or culture |
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| the study of societies for the purpose of learning about human beings and their activities |
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| Define contingency variables. |
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| saying that x leads to y but only under z (contingency) condition |
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