How can studying OB (Organizational Behavior) help you to be a more effective manager?
Organizational Behavior Learning Journal
In your Learning Journal, reflect on at least three of the questions or topics below
- How can studying OB (Organizational Behavior) help you to be a more effective manager?
- Four behavioral sciences contribute to the understanding of OB: psychology, social psychology, sociology and anthropology. How does understanding each of these help managers?
- Select one of the OB concepts given in the chapter and apply it to a situation in your work or school life. How did this concept help with the situation or if it was not applied, how could it have helped in the outcome?
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REQUIREMENTS
Ashworth College Organizational Behavior
Social Science
- https://ideas.ted.com/this-is-your-brain-on-communication/
- Koschmann, M. (2012, May 08). What is Organizational Communication? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5oXygLGMuYComplete script available at http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/740670_369364a68a154f929ed9cce8d15b4727.pdf
Video length: 17:05 Closed captioning available. - Lyon, A. (2017, June 16). Transmission Model of Communication: Shannon and Weaver [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY1JsGFZprc
Video length: 3:47 Closed captioning available. - Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Communication. Retrieved September 17, 2018, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communication
- Nichols, R. (n.d.). Listening a 10 Part Skill. Retrieved from https://www.listen.org/10_Part_Skill
(Original work published July 1957) - VARK Learn Limited. (n.d.). The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best? Retrieved September 17, 2018, from http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/?p=questionnaire
What is your learning style? Are you someone who likes to read the directions to figure something out? Would you rather watch a video? Look at a diagram? Or maybe you want to talk with another person who is experienced in the subject?
There are four basic types of learners: visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic. Knowing what kind of learner you are may help you learn more quickly. And knowing what kind of learners work for and with you can help you help them to get up to speed more quickly.
Visit The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best? and complete the 16-question assessment, then click OK to find your results. You may find that you are strongly one specific style, or that you are like I am, a multi-modal learner.
NOTE: The VARK website offers a paid version of your results, but for this course, you do not need to purchase anything. Just use the free resources it offers.
What is Organizational Behavior?
So what IS “organizational behavior”? According to Robbins and Judge (2019), organizational behavior is “a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness.”
Let’s say that more simply. Organizational behavior studies what we (as individuals and as groups) do to help make our organizations more effective.
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uTube
What is Organizational Communication? (full version)
This video was developed by Matthew Koschmann, a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder. The purpose is to introduce and explain the field of organizational communication for students and those outside the communication discipline.
Functions and Process of Communication
Webster’s Dictionary (Merriam-Webster) defines communication as “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” Without communication- back it up- without EFFECTIVE communication, organizations simply fall apart.
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Communication and Your Brain
Have you every stopped to think what happens inside your brain when you are communicating? Neuroscientist Uri Hasson has, and it’s fascinating. Read his article “This is your brain on communication” to see what he has to say.
Improving Your Listening Skills
The most basic of human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.
Ralph Nichols
In 1957, Ralph Nichols, often described as “the father of listening,” wrote an article describing ten ways to improve your listening skills. The International Listening Association received permission to reprint this article in the form of a booklet, which they published at their website. Please take a few moments to review this short booklet.
Learning Journal
In your Learning Journal, reflect on at least three of the questions or topics below
- How can studying OB (Organizational Behavior) help you to be a more effective manager?
- Four behavioral sciences contribute to the understanding of OB: psychology, social psychology, sociology and anthropology. How does understanding each of these help managers?
- Select one of the OB concepts given in the chapter and apply it to a situation in your work or school life. How did this concept help with the situation or if it was not applied, how could it have helped in the outcome?
- Think back to a time at work where there was a miscommunication. What led to it? What was the outcome? How can you avoid a similar miscommunication in the future?
- Imagine that you are a manager and need to share difficult information at work (like the possibility of impending layoffs). What channel(s) would you choose, and why?
- After reading “This is your brain on communication” (and optionally watching Uri Hasson’s TED Talk on the topic), consider this: how important is it to take turns speaking and listening? What goes awry when we don’t?
- Ralph Nichols’ booklet on listening skills is more than 60 years old now. Are the tips in it still relevant today? If so, which ones do you believe are most important and why? If not, why not?
- Write and answer your own question about a topic discussed in this module.
Looking Ahead
Be sure to review the directions for the three assignments for this course.
- Module 3 Assignment: Final Project Topic Approval
- Module 5 Assignment: Journal Article Review
- Module 8 Assignment: Final Project
References
- Hasson, U. (2017, February 01). This is your brain on communication. Retrieved from https://ideas.ted.com/this-is-your-brain-on-communication/
- Koschmann, M. (2012, May 08). What is Organizational Communication? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5oXygLGMuY Complete script available at http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/740670_369364a68a154f929ed9cce8d15b4727.pdf
Video length: 17:05 Closed captioning available. - Lyon, A. (2017, June 16). Transmission Model of Communication: Shannon and Weaver [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY1JsGFZprc
Video length: 3:47 Closed captioning available. - Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Communication. Retrieved September 17, 2018, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communication
- Nichols, R. (n.d.). Listening a 10 Part Skill. Retrieved from https://www.listen.org/10_Part_Skill
(Original work published July 1957) - VARK Learn Limited. (n.d.). The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best? Retrieved September 17, 2018, from http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/?p=questionnaire
Lesson 2 – Module 2: Behavior and Decision Making
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