Organizational Behavior and Theory
Discussion Leader Topics

Compiled by Dr. A. David Mangelsdorff. Copyright 1998-99, A. David Mangelsdorff. All Rights Reserved.
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Organizational Behavior

  • Organizational Theories
  • What Managers Do: Management Functions, Roles, & Skills
  • Value of Systematic Study
  • Workforce Diversity & Demographics
  • OB Model & Variables

    Individual Differences & Behavior

  • Biographical Characteristics
  • Ability
  • Personality
  • Personality-Job Fit Theory
  • Learning

    Perception & Individual Decision Making

  • Perception
  • Person Perception
  • Applications in Organizations
  • Individual Decision Making
  • Organizational Constraints
  • Ethics in Decision Making

    Values, Attitudes, & Job Satisfaction

  • Values
  • Attitudes
  • Job Satisfaction

    Motivation

  • Early Theories of Motivation
  • Contemporary Theories of Motivation
  • Implications of Theories for Managers
  • Management by Objectives
  • Employee Involvement Programs
  • Flexible Benefits
  • Special Issues in Motivation

    Organizational Change & Stress Management

  • Forces for Change
  • Resistance to Change
  • Managing Organizational Change
  • Contemporary Change Issues
  • Work Stress
  • Managing Stress

    Group Behavior

  • Defining Groups
  • Work Group Behavior
  • Group Structure
  • Group Processes
  • Group Decision Making
  • Teams vs. Groups
  • Types of Teams
  • Team Players
  • Contemporary Issues in Managing Teams

    Communication

  • Functions of Communication/Communication Process
  • Communication Fundamentals
  • Effective Communications
  • Current Issues in Communication

    Leadership

  • Leadership Theories
  • Recent Approaches to Leadership
  • Contemporary Issues in Leadership

    Power & Conflict

  • Bases of Power
  • Dependency
  • Power Tactics
  • Conflict
  • Functional vs. Dysfunctional Conflict
  • Conflict Process
  • Negotiation
  • Intergroup Relations

    Organizational Structure

  • Organizational Structure
  • Organizational Design
  • New Design Options
  • Why Do Structures Differ?

    Work Design

  • Conceptual Frameworks for Analyzing Work Tasks
  • Technology and New Work Designs
  • Physical Working Conditions
  • Work Redesign Options
  • Work Schedule Options

    Policies & Practices

  • Selection Practices
  • Training and Development Programs
  • Performance Evaluation
  • International Human Resource Practices
  • Managing Diversity

    Organizational Culture

  • Organizational Culture
  • What Does Culture Do?
  • Creating and Sustaining Culture

    Future

  • Strategic Management
  • Strategy and Market Structure
  • Preparing Future Managers

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