1People in Organizations: A Systems Approach

image

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

•  Define organizational systems and the importance of systems thinking.

•  Explain the elements of mission, vision, and strategy.

•  Describe the framework for influencing human behavior.

•  Discuss the importance of learning about human behavior.

•  Explain how the roles and characteristics of leadership and management differ.

INTRODUCTION

Organizations are comprised of people, and people can accomplish incredible things when they want to do so. However, people can also be stubborn and want to do things their own way. It is safe ...

Get A Manager’s Guide to Human Behavior, Fifth Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.