Table of Contents “...Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT -- ch. 1 Introduction to Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach -- Learning Objectives -- The Challenges Facing Management -- OB in Action: Some Things Never Really Change -- Undergoing a Paradigm Shift -- A New Perspective for Management -- Evidence-Based Management -- Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies -- The Illumination Studies: A Serendipitous Discovery -- Subsequent Phases of the Hawthorne Studies -- Implications of the Hawthorne Studies -- Research Methodology to Determine Valid Evidence -- The Overall Scientific Perspective -- Starting With Theory -- The Use of Research Designs -- The Validity of Studies -- Defining Organizational Behavior -- Theoretical Foundation for Organizational Behavior -- Cognitive Framework -- Behavioristic Framework -- Social Cognitive Framework -- The Conceptual Framework for the Text -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion and Review -- Organizational Behavior Case: How Is This Stuff Going to Help Me? ...”
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