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Organizational Behavior


Gloria Hill
October 17, 1999
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A manager has the responsibility of working with and through diverse groups of people efficiently and ethically to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Effective management utilizes a multitude of skills to accomplish this objective. There are eleven of managerial skill profile behavior categories exhibited by effective managers, according to material extracted from C. Wilson, “Identify Needs with Cost in Mind,” Training and development Journal, July 1980 and F. Shipper, “A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the Managerial Skill Scales of the Survey of Management Practices,” Educational and Psychological Measurement, June 1995. The skills profile categories are:
1. Clarifies goals and objectives for everyone involved.
2. Encourages participation, upward communication, and suggestions.
3. Plans and organizes for and orderly work flow.
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