Organizational Behavior Ch. 1

Field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations

Field of study that focuses on the applications of OB theories and principles in organizations

Field of study devoited to exploring the product choices and industry charachteristics that affect an organization's profitability

A model that argues that rare and inimitable resources help firms maintain competitive advantage

Incapable of being imitated or copied

A collective pool of experience, wisdom, and knowledge created by people that benefits the organizaiton

People making many small decisions every day that are invisible to competitiors

Resources created by people, such as culture, teamwork, tryst and reputation. the source of competitive advantage is known, but the method of replicating the advantage is unclear.

The belief that at best one-eighth or 12% of organiations will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first

Knowing something because it is consistent with one's own experience and observations

Knowing something because it seems obvious or self evident

Knowing something because a respected official, agency, or source has said it is so.

Knowing something because scientific studies have replicated the result using a series of samples, settings, and methods

A collection of verbal and symbolic assertions that specify how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should (and should not) be related

Written predictions that specify relationships between variables