Summary of Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge, written in 2013 - donated to WorldSupporter

Being a good manager requires strong interpersonal skills, as communication is crucial, as one must manage different types of resources: people, money, and time in order to achieve specific goals.A Manager’s Four Main Functions Planning function refers to setting goals, creating strategies, and preparation of plans that make different activities work coherently and effectively.Organising function concerns tasks identification and division, assignment of tasks to individuals, setting reporting and decision- making systems.Leading function relates to motivating workers and directing others’ actions, choosing communication canals and solving conflicts.Controlling function refers to controlling others’ work outcomes and checking whether everything is being done as planned; and when necessary undertaking corrective actions....

Summary Organizational change - An action-oriented toolkit by Cawsey et al. (2nd edition), donated to WorldSupporter Organizational change: planned alterations of organizational components to improve the effectiveness of the organization.These components include:Mission and visionStrategyGoalsStructureProcessesTechnologyPeopleChange drivers can be internal and external, managers should adapt to the organization’s environment. Some changes are very tangible and thus easier, others – such as a change in culture – are intangible and more difficult.The focus of the book is on organizational change as a planned activity designed to improve the organization’s effectiveness.The book has an active, action-oriented emphasis coupled with a deep understanding of organizations. The twin theme of knowing what to do and how to do it is the main approach in order to fill the knowing-doing gap that the authors believe to exist.Environmental forces for changeEnvironmental forces may be a surprise where others are anticipated. We will discuss some environmental trends. Social,...