Values and Assumptions of Organizational Behavior
Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations by Robert B. Denhardt Janet V. Denhardt Maria P. Aristigueta
This book is called Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organization Organizations by Robert B. Denhardt Janet V. Denhardt and Maria P. Aristigueta. This book was published by SAGE Publications, Inc. This book is geared towards the student who wants to study management and group dynamics.
This book is 463 pages long. There are 14 chapters in Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organization. Management skills are important in all parts of our lives and now the employers are starting to recognize the importance of management at all levels in the workplace. Colleges are now starting to make management credits a part of their graduation requirements.
Basic management skills are things like communications, motivation, teamwork and group dynamics, decision making, power, influence, and leadership. We will study management and organizational behavior from the perspective of public and nonprofit management.
The structure of Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organization should be of interest as we go through the chapters. Expect a lot of interaction from this book.
Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is intended as a core test in management and organizational behavior as taught in undergraduate and graduate programs in public administration and nonprofit management as well as courses in educational administration.
Chapter 1- Values and Assumptions of Organizational Behavior
There are a number of assumptions and values that underlie the study of organizational behavior and that will guide our examination of the filed in the context of public service. In other words, the field of organizational behavior is fundamentally based on certain assumptions about the nature of people and behavior.
Everyone has been aware of some beliefs they may have about something or someone. Think of a fact that you may know about something; now think about a stereotype that you may be aware of. We bring this thinking with us into the workplace and it ultimately effects the way we provide services to the public.
So, what are the assumptions of Organizational Behavior
- Human behavior is purposeful
- Behavior is not random
- Behavior can be changed through learning
- People should be valued simply as humans aside from their contributions to organizational goal attainment.
The final assumption that guides our exploration of organizational behavior in the public sector is that public service is about serving others.
Work Cited
Denhardt, Robert B.
Managing human behavior in public and nonprofit organizations/Robert B. Denhardt, Janet Vinzant Denhardt, Maria P. Aristigueta. –2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 987-1-4129-5667-3 (pbk. :acid-free paper)
1. Public administration. 2. Nonprofit organizations –Management.
3. Organizational behavior. I. Denhardt, Janet Vinzant. II. Aristigueta, Maria Pilar, 1956—III. Title.
JF1351.D449 2009
658 –dc22 2008004783
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No doubt the way we behave in our jobs and public places is changing this century. Likewise, there are new patterns of behavior for bosses, who, more than bosses, should be leaders who motivate others. It would be interesting to read that book about human behavior
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