ORGB 2 Chapter 1
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sbrown6680 on October 3, 2011
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anthropology | The science of human learned behavior |
| Challenge | The call to competition, contest, or battle |
| Change | The transformation or modification of an organization and/or its stakeholders |
| Engineering | The applied science of energy and matter |
| Formal Organization | The official, legitimate, and most visible part of the system |
| Hawthorne Studies | Studies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the importance of the informal organization |
| Informal Organization | The unofficial and less visible part of the system |
| Management | The study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations |
| Medicine | The applied science of healing or treating diseases to enhance an individual's health and well-being. |
| Objective Knowledge | Knowledge that results from research and scientific activities. |
| Opportunities | Favorable times or chances for progress and advancement. |
| Organizational Behavior | The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations. |
| People | The human resources of the organization |
| Psychology | The science of human behavior |
| Skill Development | The mastery of abilities essential to successful functioning in organizations |
| Sociology | The science of society |
| Structure | The systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow |
| Task | An organization's mission, purpose, or goal for existing |
| Technology | The tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs |
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