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Enhancing Organizational Behavior Skills at OSU: Understanding Management and Team Dynamics

Join Dr. Corrine Gobeli in BA 352 Organizational Behavior at Oregon State University. This course aims to equip students with essential management skills, focusing on personal KSAOs, effective communication, and teamwork in diverse environments. Engage in discussions about management styles and behaviors, and discover the key components of successful teams through real-world applications. Enhance your interpersonal skills, prepare for career planning, and learn to adapt to the complexities of organizational dynamics. Let’s collaborate, learn, and grow together!

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Enhancing Organizational Behavior Skills at OSU: Understanding Management and Team Dynamics

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  1. Before class • Mingle – • Say “hello” to old friends • Welcome anyone new to OSU • Meet someone new .

  2. BA 352Organizational Behavior – managing individual and team performance Dr. Corrine Gobeli Bexell 314 gobelic@bus.oregonstate.edu 541.737.3355 T 2 – 3PM; W 9-10 AM; TH 3-3:50 PM In class 12-2; 4-6T/Th

  3. Work • “In a lifetime, the average person spends more time at work than at any other single human activity except sleep.” Yost, E.B. & Corbishley, M.A. (1987). Career counseling: A psychological approach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Pp. 2-3.

  4. What is management? …”the process of working with and through others to achieve organizational objectives efficiently, effectively and ethically.” Kinicki A. & Kreitner, R. (2006). Organizational behavior: Key concepts, skills & best practices. (2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill

  5. Best/worst managers you have known • Think about the best/worst manager you have worked for, observed – • Write – what made them best/worst. What, specifically did they do? • Compare your list with one colleague. What is similar? What is different? • Compile class list of behaviors/ characteristics.

  6. Managerial (workplace) Skills Technical Skills Conceptual skills Human and self-management skills Based on Mondy & Premeux, (1993). 12-15.

  7. What managers do (functions) • Plan • Determine what to do and how to do it • Organize • Determine order, relationships and resources • Influence (direct, lead) • Motivate others to work toward goals • Control (monitor) • Compare performance to plans and take corrective action Adapted from Mondy R.W. & Preneux, S. R. (1993). Management: Concepts, practices, and skills (6th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon

  8. What is organizational behavior (OB)? • “Interdisciplinary field dedicated to better understanding, working with and managing people at work.” (Kinicki & Kreitner, 8)

  9. Building blocks of OB • Draws from many fields • Focuses on application and relevance • Develops and tests theories and concepts • Uses contingency thinking • Views organizations as open systems

  10. Major Course Objectives • Assess personal KSAO’s • Enhance interpersonal skills • Work as effective team member • Communicate effectively • Use OB concepts to improve workplace performance • Recognize and value the growing diversity of the workplace

  11. Secondary Course Objectives Career planning and job search • Identify preferred organizational environments • Clarify career-related strengths, skills and qualifications • Communicate skills and qualifications orally and in writing • Develop a career plan

  12. The 4 P’s of Classroom Behavior • Punctuality • Preparation • Participation • Professionalism Proposed by 11 seniors in BA407, Spring term 2006

  13. Project Teams

  14. Team - one definition • “a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.” • Katzenbach, J.R. & Smith, D.K. (1999). The wisdom of teams: Creating the high-performance organization. NY: Harper. 45.

  15. PT deliverables and activities • Detailed proposal (to RFP) • International resource guide for global managers - a formal business report • Professional business presentations • Chapter presentation • Resource guide – to www company managers • In-class activities

  16. Taskwork Getting the job done Team work Getting along Team Roles and Skills

  17. When Teams Work Best • Team members – six essential factors • Team relationships • Team problem solving • Team leaders • Organization environment LaFasto, F & Larson, C. (2001). When teams work best. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

  18. Team Members – six essential factors • Experience • Problem solving ability • Openness • Supportiveness • Action oriented • Positive personal style

  19. Working knowledge skills for team project: • Research relevant, credible, current information about a country • Interview people to get first-hand personal insight into a country’s culture • Write clear compelling, grammatically correct business prose; edit other people’s written work • Create clear and attractive document layouts and visuals to enhance information and engage reader/viewer • Organize and coordinate work of team members • Provide first-hand experience of living and working internationally.

  20. Other considerations • Course goals; personal goals • Performance standards; quality expectations • Grade desired? Effort willing to expend? • Logistics: time, schedule, place • Skills: strengths, needs • Interpersonal characteristics • Other???

  21. For Thursday • Read syllabus and handouts. List questions to ask in class • Read chapters 1 & 15. • Check out Course Materials > BA352 >Gobeli website • Check e-mail : copies of Day 1 slides will be sent as test of class list

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