Busmhr 4020 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

how do you know if a work group is functioning well in an organization? - answer-output- must meet quantity, quality, and timeliness standards processes - enhance ability of group members to work together experience - contribute to the growth and personal well-being of a group members what are the underlying dynamics of work groups? - answer-external conditions - determined by larger organization to which the group belongs - strategy, authority structures, regulations, HR practice...

Language - answer-symbolic code of communication w/sets of sounds Communication Styles - answer-behaviors that are extensions of values, norms, cognitive structures Direct (US) vs Indirect (China) Silence vs verbal overkill use of praise Language Pragmatics - answer-The understanding and use of language in a given context. nonverbal communication - answer-communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech negotiation and conflict resolution ...

Contingency Theories - ️️theories that look at the interaction of characteristics of both the leader and the situation (behavioral styles, path-goal, leadership substitutes) Behavioral Theories - ️️leadership theories that identify behaviors that differentiated effective leaders from ineffective leaders negotiation and conflict resolution across cultures - ️️1. Descriptive Approach (Negotiation Process and Behavior): differences in negotiation processes and behaviors in differ...

How does organizational context affect culturally diverse groups? - ️️- Management support - group-level rewards - work group status processes - enhance ability of group members to work together experience - contribute to the growth and personal well-being of a group members what are the underlying dynamics of work groups? - ️️external conditions - determined by larger organization to which the group belongs - strategy, authority structures, regulations, HR practices, organizatio...

How have globalization forces affected global Managers? - answer-Economic Interconnections - globalization of markets (wine from France) & production (iPhone) Drivers - free trade areas -EU, NAFTA, APCC -technological changes Globalization - answer-the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. What global managers do - answer--plan -organize -staff -direct rely on their own judgment, shaped ...

Debates Surrounding the Concept of Culture - ️️the concept of a national culture, the convergence(homogenizing effect) or divergence (rapid technological development)of cultures, the concept of an organizational culture, and the effects of acculturation ( adapt to a new culture) and biculturation ( keeping both cultures). Features of Culture - ️️- value -attitudes -beliefs -behavioral meanings Culture is systematic and organized How have globalization forces affected global Mana...

how do you know if a work group is functioning well in an organization? → output- must meet quantity, quality, and timeliness standards → → processes - enhance ability of group members to work together → → experience - contribute to the growth and personal well-being of a group members what are the underlying dynamics of work groups? → external conditions → → - determined by larger organization to which the group belongs → → - strategy, authority structures, regula...

Language → symbolic code of communication w/sets of sounds Communication Styles → behaviors that are extensions of values, norms, cognitive structures → → Direct (US) vs Indirect (China) → Silence vs verbal overkill → use of praise Language Pragmatics → The understanding and use of language in a given context. nonverbal communication → communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech negotiation and conflict resolution across ...

How have globalization forces affected global Managers? → Economic Interconnections → - globalization of markets (wine from France) & production (iPhone) → → Drivers → - free trade areas → -EU, NAFTA, APCC → -technological changes Globalization → the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. What global managers do → -plan → -organize → -staff → -direct → → rely on...