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Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior Overview

Understand the fundamentals of management principles and organizational behavior. Learn the commonalities of organizations and the importance of knowledge in navigating the business world. Explore business examples from the PC and automotive industries.

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Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior Overview

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  1. Management 349 Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior

  2. “So, what’s your major?”

  3. Any Physics majors?

  4. Principles of physics? • E=mc2 • Gravity ‘sucks’

  5. Astronomy majors?

  6. Principles of Astronomy? • The earth revolves around the sun • My very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas

  7. Management majors? • Principles of Management? • Definition of Management?

  8. Management Principles in this Class • Applied people skills • Knowledge of organizations

  9. Organizations are like… People !?

  10. Every person is a unique individual

  11. But all people… • Breathe in oxygen • Breathe out carbon dioxide • Need food and liquid to subsist • These are Commonalities

  12. All Organizations are unique • Each has its own set of values • Culture • Strengths & Weaknesses

  13. Commonalities of Organizations • Purpose for existence • Rules or procedures • Task assignments • Means of communication • Hierarchy of authority

  14. Regardless of the Organization: • IBM • Disney • Microsoft • WIU • Three Stooges Fan Club Those commonalities exist.

  15. Knowledge of organizations is important no matter… • What job you have • What organization you work in • How old you are

  16. If you want to succeed in your career… • You have to know how the ‘game’ is played

  17. Organizational Behavior • Behavior of people working in an organization, particularly in groups • Prediction and control of human behavior

  18. OB Demonstration

  19. 349 is often the first (and sometimes the only) Business class for students

  20. Business Overview • Throughout the course we will examine some general business concerns and examples

  21. PC Industry • 1981 8088 - Dual 160 KB Floppy Drives $3,300 • 1991 486 - 120 MB Hard Drive $2,300 • 2001 Pentium 4 - 20 GB Hard Drive $950

  22. PC Industry • Features have improved • Prices have declined • Why?

  23. Automotive Industry • How long have cars been on the market? • Why haven’t prices declined as per PCs?

  24. Differences in the industries • PCs: Automated production • Cars: Labor intensive • Cost of producing PCs decreases, but cost of labor increases

  25. Quick Question • Briefly discuss with a person next to you: Famous managers (or leaders). Come up with a list of three mgrs/leaders Living or dead, real or fictional

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