The Components Of Organizational Behavior

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at is organizational behavior and why is it a required course in our MBA program? Organizational Behavior is the study of how individuals and groups are effected within an organization. It is required course in Plymouth State University’s MBA program because it is the keystone to being a great leader. Define the 3 components of an attitude: This is called the ABC model of attitudes. The Affective part is a person’s attitude and feelings about something. The Behavioral component is the way that our attitude influences our actions or behaviors. The Cognitive component is a person’s knowledge or belief about an object. Describe each of the Big 5 Personality Traits: Extraversion or extroverts are often sociable, talkative, assertive and sometimes outgoing at high levels and at low levels such as introverted individuals are often more reserved. The agreeableness personality trait includes trust and kindness. They are often more cooperative at high levels of agreeableness and competitive at lower levels of agreeableness. Conscientiousness personality trait is often characterized by being thoughtful and having impulse control. They are also …show more content…

This questionnaire is based on whether someone has a task oriented or relationship oriented leadership style. There are 3 situational dimensions: Leader- member relations, which is how much trust and respect employees have for their leader as well as confidence. The task structure of this leadership model is the degree of structured or unstructured tasks are. The position power is the how much influence the leader has over firing, hiring, and other operational factors Taking these three theories creates eight different dimensions. By matching someone’s LPC score with these 8 dimensions, there is optimized level of effectiveness in

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