Session 1 - Intro

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR
SESSION 1- INTRODUCTION
Trainer:
Laurent ALIX; [email protected]
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Presentation – Laurent ALIX
 Audencia Grande Ecole Promotion
2009
 15+ year experience in Management
 Food, Entertainement, Construction,

Cosmetics
 Independant Consultant since 2017
 Visiting Professor at Audencia since

2012
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Agenda
Objectives of this course

1.
Course Planning
Evaluation Methods
Introduction
2. Management? Organisation? Manager?
Global Design of the Course
1. Decision-making
I. Self 2. Motivation
3. Personality
Organizational Behavior
4. Communication
II. Interrelationship 5. Persuasion
6. Power
7. Efficient Team
III.Team & Organization
8. Organizational
culture
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Levels of Analysis
Environment
Organisation
Group
Individual
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Skills to develop
Taking action Build up a team, communicate and

receive a feedback, motivate a team…
Understanding Better understand how groups and

your action organisations function, interacting with
individuals at work
Know how to decode situations at work
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Using them to
Theories solve cases,
understand
Concepts situations
Extracts of Feedback on
movies, personal
TV shows Articles experiences
Role Plays
10 Etc.
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Using them to
Theories solve cases,
understand
Concepts situations
Goal
= Help you using these theoretical elements to better understand real-life
situations that you will encounter
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Course Objectives
 Understand key management concepts and current
issues
 Understand the functioning of organizations and their

evolution
 Understand the fundamentals of individual and group

behaviour in work situations
 Identify effective and ineffective human relations

behaviors through knowledge of the theoretical
aspects of individual and group behavior
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Individual Work
1. R eg ular in-c las s partic ipation : reading , exercise, reflection, attention
2. S HOWT IME !
Maximum 3 minutes oral speech about an illustration/example linked with the
previous session
No written/P P T support allowed - any other animation technique is allowed
E very student is going to do it once - 4 to 6 students per session
S tarting in session 3
S HO TG UN!
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Group/Team
Work
1.Regular in class work
2.Case Study
Session 8: do not miss that one!
- You create your own team!

 2 persons per team
 Composition of this team has to be sent to me the day before this
mid-term exam at the latest
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Evaluation methods Synthesis
Continuous Control 1 team work (session 8) = 60%
= 50% 1 Showtime presentation = 40%
Active in class participation
Final Exam Case study and questions concerning the

= 50% concepts studied in class
1h30 in December 2024
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Same subject for all the groups
Unexcused absence = 0 for this item

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Slides
+
Documents,
videos used in
class
Concepts/notions
1 or 2 session(s) to be known for
= each class (list
1 theme available on
Ex: Motivation Blackboard)
Textbook available
at the Library
(numerous ones!)
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Textbook
Organizational Behaviours
S. Robbins, T Judge
Pearson, 18th edition
Buying it is optional
Available at the Library
(Numerous copies, to be
consulted on site)
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INTRODUCTION = MANAGER, MANAGEMENT,
ORGANISATIONS
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WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATION?
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Definition
An organization consists of the stable collaboration of actors to

achieve common general objectives through a division of labor
and functions, and through pre-defined modes of coordination.
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Different coordination methods
Process Knowledge, skills
Supervision
Communication
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WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF A MANAGER?
(10 MN, 2 TO 3 PEOPLE)
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Mintzberg’s roles & functions of a Manager
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Definition of a Manager
Management refers to the process by which activities are carried out

efficiently and effectively
Performance is aimed at reducing the cost of resources used while

efficiency is about carrying out activities.
The management process is based on 4 basic functions: planning,

organization, leadership and control.
• Planning : Defining objectives
• Organisation : Determining how to achieve them
• Leadership : Motivating & directing the workforce
• Control : Supervising activities
 Combination and Optimization of these 4 factors is ESSENTIAL
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Preparation of Session 3 = Motivation
3 theories to be studied (1 theory per pair/trio):

•Theory of achievement goals (Locke)
•Equity theory - organizational justice (Adams)
•Theory of hierarchy of needs (Maslow)
Definitions: Chapter 7 "Organizational Behaviors", Robbins &Judge
 Prepare 1 to 2 slides of presentation of the assigned theory

 Choose a personal/professional example to illustrate this theory.
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ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR

 15+ year experience in Management

 Food, Entertainement, Construction,

 Independant Consultant since 2017

 Visiting Professor at Audencia since

Objectives of this course

II. Interrelationship 5. Persuasion

Taking action Build up a team, communicate and

Understanding Better understand how groups and

Know how to decode situations at work

 Understand the functioning of organizations and their

 Understand the fundamentals of individual and group

 Identify effective and ineffective human relations

- You create your own team!

Final Exam Case study and questions concerning the

1h30 in December 2024

Same subject for all the groups

Unexcused absence = 0 for this item

An organization consists of the stable collaboration of actors to

Process Knowledge, skills

Management refers to the process by which activities are carried out

Performance is aimed at reducing the cost of resources used while

The management process is based on 4 basic functions: planning,

 Combination and Optimization of these 4 factors is ESSENTIAL

3 theories to be studied (1 theory per pair/trio):

•Equity theory - organizational justice (Adams)

•Theory of hierarchy of needs (Maslow)

Definitions: Chapter 7 "Organizational Behaviors", Robbins &Judge

 Prepare 1 to 2 slides of presentation of the assigned theory

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