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16 Cards in this Set
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Organization |
are “social structures created by individuals to support the collaborative pursuit of specific goals |
Structure, goals |
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Organizational Behavior |
(OB) refers to explaining human behavior in organizations, which includes examining the behavior of individuals, groups, or all the members of an organization as a whole |
Behavior |
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Technical skills |
refer to expertise in a particular task or field. |
Particular |
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Rational skills |
are talents for getting along with and motivating people. |
Along |
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Conceptual skills |
refer to the capability to understand complex issues and underlying causes and to solve problems with broad implications |
Complex |
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Conventional OB |
tends to emphasize material or financial well-being and the interests of a narrow range of stakeholders in the immediate future |
Material, immediate |
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Sustainable OB |
tends to emphasize multiple forms of well-being (i.e., financial, social, ecological, spiritual) and the interests of a broad range of stakeholders in the immediate as well as the distant future |
Social, spiritual |
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Virtue Theory |
focuses on character and the ways in which people practice and facilitate the practice of virtues in community, thereby facilitating happiness |
Character |
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Virtues |
are good ways of acting that are noble or have value regardless of the end regardless of the end result or consequences |
Noble, value |
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Ideal types |
are fundamental models or theoretical extremes |
Fundamental |
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Critical thinking |
involves actively questioning and evaluating assumptions and information |
Evaluating |
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Management |
is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling human and other organizational resources towards the achievement of organizational goals |
P.O.L.C |
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Practical wisdom |
(prudence) is exercising foresight, reason, and discretion to achieve what is good for the community |
Prudence |
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Courage |
is the willingness to take action to do what is good regardless of personal consequences |
Action |
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Self control |
relates to a person’s emotional regulation and ability to overcome impulsive actions and greed |
Overcome |
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Justice |
is a sense of “fairness” that ensures that everyone connected with an organization gets his or her due |
Fair |
