BUS603: Unit 6 Review Video

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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Individual Behavior

1.1: Attitude and Attributes

Human Relation: Personality

Work Attitudes

Perceptions

Employee Productivity

1.2: Workplace Behavior

Organizational Behavior

Understanding Workplace Behaviours

Key Work Behaviors

Professionalism in the Workplace

Building Professionalism

1.3: Job Satisfaction

Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory

What Makes Employees Happy at Work

The Effect of Compensation

Job Satisfaction of Generations X and Y

1.4: Person-Job Fit

Matching Employees with Jobs

Multicultural Experience

1.5: Person-Organization Fit

Individual and Cultural Differences

Compatibility with an Organization

Keep Culture in Mind When Hiring

1.6: Factors in Job Satisfaction

The Interactionist Perspective

Determinants of Job Satisfaction

The Mediating Role of Job Involvement

1.7: Decision-Making

Understanding Decision Making

Groupthink in the Decision-Making Process

Decision Making in Management

1.8: Decision-Making in Dynamic Business Environments

Faulty Decision-Making

Overview of Managerial Decision-Making

Idea Meritocracy

Unit 1 Discussion

Unit 1 Study Resources

Unit 1 Review Video

Unit 1 Review Slides

Study Guide: Unit 1

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Motivation

2.1: Motivation Theories

Motivating an Organization

Motivating Employees

Work Motivation for Performance

2.2: Managing Motivation

Retention and Motivation

Manager's Role in Promoting Motivation

Managerial Responses to Motivation

Decision Support Systems

How to Motivate Employees

2.3: Coaching and Employee Empowerment

The Puzzle of Motivation

Managed, Enabled, Empowered

The Benefits of Managing Openly

How to Break Bad Management Habits

2.4: Training

Training and Evaluating Employees

Selecting and Managing Your Team: Employee Training

2.5: Performance Management

Employee Assessment

Performance Appraisal

Motivating Employees through Performance Appraisals

Performance Evaluation

2.6: Feedback

Performance Evaluation: Systems and Processes

Giving Great Employee Feedback

Closing the Loop on Feedback

2.7: Engaging in Difficult Conversations

Managing poor performance

Having Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations Made Easy

Delivering a Negative News

2.8: Compensation, Incentives, and Rewards

Reward Systems in Organizations