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human behavior
____ at work is much more complicated and diverse than is
suggested by the economic-security-working-conditions
approach
hallow talk, fear, internal competition, measurement systems,
mindless, evidence-based management
Pfeffer and Sutton identify 5 sources that seem to prevent the
majority of managers from effective implementation and
sustainability
1. _____
2. debilitating _____
3. destructive _____
4. poorly designed and complex ____
5. ____ reliance on precedent
If these obstacles can be overcome then competitive advantage
comes from being able to do something others don't do.
This new perspective is now called or simply abbreviated
,evidence based management
(EBM) Uses actual scientific data and information on which
approaches really work to make management decisions
financial performance
Many organizations do not implement practices that research has
shown to be positively associated with employee productivity
and firm __________________________________________________ and
this
gap between science and practice is so persistent and pervasive that
some despaired of its ever being narrowed.
practice, academic
The bridge to help close the theory/research practice gap must
be built from both sides, ____ and ___
Kurt Lewin
Founding father of psychology - no action without research, no
research without action
,Hawthorne Studies
A series of studies during the 1920s and 1930s that provided new
insights into individual and group behavior. They provide
historical roots for the
notion of a social organization made up of people and mark the
generally recognized starting point for the academic field of OB.
novelty, interest, attention
___, ___ and ____ were relegated to the 4, 5, 6 positions. They are
associated with the Hawthorne effect.
, Small group, supervision, earnings, novelty, interest, attention
1. _____
2. Type of
_____ 3.
4. ____ of the situation
5. ____ in the experiment
6. ____ received in the test room
All these variables and much more, separate the old human relations
movement and an evidence-based approach to the field of OB
research methodology
An evidence-based approach to OB depends on rigorous _____
purposes, definitions, measures, methods, results
Behavioral scientists in general and OB researchers, in particular,
strive to attain the following hallmarks of any science:
1. The overall _____ are understanding/explanation, prediction, and
control
2. The ____ are precise and operational
3. The______ are reliable and valid
4. The ______ are systematic
5. The ___are cumulative