SELF- REFLECTION REPORT
Beatriz Mena (z5049785)
Tue: 11-12am
OrganizationalBehaviorsignificantlychangedmyperceptionabouthowto
understandandmanageindividualandgroupbehaviorinanorganization
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providesexampleswhichdemonstratehowtakingthiscourseimprovedmymanaging
knowledgeandabilities,mycommunicationskillsinEnglishandmycriticalreading
andthinking.
FirstlyIwouldliketoemphasizeweek4topic:[Link]
tutorialwemadeaselfassessmentexerciseinwhichweevaluatedoursown
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valuefairlytreatment,incontrastinImalsoabletounderstandwhyfairnessisnot
possibletobeachievedinsomesituationsandthenIdontfeelmotivatedtochange
things.
Onmytable,meandanotherstudentgotmoderatelevelandtheothertwogotahigh
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discussionwiththegroupmademeIunderstandhowmuchpeoplearedifferentand
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makeaclearlinkagebetweentheequitysensitivityandmotivation.
Onweek4lecturewecontinuedtotalkaboutthistopic,discussingthePartialModel
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determinedbyseveralfactorsthatdependononesselfcontrol,emotionalrewardin
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employeesvaluesbecausebasedonourspersonalvalueswehavedifferentreasonto
achievethegoals.
WiththismodelIunderstoodthattheequitysensitivityisavalueandasresultit
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fairnesscanfeelsignificantlyupsetwithalastmonthunderpaymentandforthis
reasonheorshedoesntfeelmotivatedtoachievenextmonthgoalsettlebythe
manager,becauseregardlessoftheeffortheisalwaysreceivelessthathispeers.
Besidesthislinkagewiththetutorial,Iconsiderthatthistopicweresubstantially
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chunkthetask,dividingabigtaskinsmalleronesinordertomakevisibleprogress.
MoreoverIthinkthatthePartialModelofPerformancehaspracticalimplicationfor
managers,becausetheyneedtostructuretheactivitiesinordertoproduceoutcomes
inanefficientway,asconsequencemanagersneedtomakesurethattheiremployees
aremotivated,thereforelearninghowtosetgoalsandmanageselfregulationare
valuablelessons.
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personalstandpoint,thetutorialwereconsiderablyrelevantbecausewhenwe
interviewedotherstudentswewereabletounderstandhowtheorganizationalculture
ispreservedandtaught,thenhowthiscanimpactononesperceptionaboutthejob.
Forexample,talkingwithmypeerInoticedthatheholdsapositiveviewabouthis
job,hedescribeshisorganizationasawellstructureandteambasedretailcompany.
Hismanagersusetogivehimfeedbackandsmallrewardsbasedonproductivity
improvementsandthecompanyhasastrongsenseofidentitystressingtheimportance
oftheuniformandorganizationscolors.
Later,onthelectureIcouldfitthosevaluesonthethreefacetsoforganizational
culture:thephysicalartifacts,[Link]
factthatIalreadyhadsomepracticalexampleshelpedmetoremembertheconcepts
andtounderstandtheimportanceofthevaluesforemployees(helpthemtobealign
withthecompanyexpectationeveninahighturnoversectorasretailsellers).
Moreover,[Link],Ineeded
tocomeupwiththepropersetofquestions,inordertodosoIusedmyprevious
knowledgetodefineorganizationalcultureaswellastodeterminethescopeinwhich
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theinformationthattheinterviewedprovidedandtoaggregateitinordertoformulate
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forthegroupwereandexercisethathelpedmytodevelopconfidenceinexpress
myselfinfrontofotherswhenImspeakingmysecondlanguage.
Asusual,alecturefollowsthetutorial.Onweek10,itsworthyhighlightthe
CompetingValueFramework(Quinn&Rohrbaugh,1981)thatissouniquebecauseit
relatesindividualleadershipbehaviorswithspecifictypesoforganizationalculture
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flexibilityandtheother,[Link]
tensionstherearefourstypesofcultureandtheempiricalresultsshowedthateach
oneofthoseculturesisbetterforacertainpurpose.
ThistheorychangedthewayIseeorganizationalculturebecauseIthoughtthatthere
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classIlearnedthattherearesomedirectionsandasresultthemanagercanrelyon
thoseparameterstobuildthecultureandachievetheintendedgoals.
Inconclusion,inthepast12weeksIwasabletoincreasemyknowledgeon
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EconomicsandAccountingclassesinmyhomeuniversity,onlyinthecurrent
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commonknowledgeaboutthetopicsdiscussedonclassandforthisreasoninevery
classIleanedcrucialmanagementskillssuchasdecisionmaking,criticalthinking
andalsopsychologicaltheoriesthatarefundamentaltounderstandemployees
behavior.
Imstillnotsureaboutmyfuturecarrier,howeverinthiscourseIleanedskillsthat
areusefulinawidebranchoffieldssuchasmycommunicationabilitiesinEnglish
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semesterIreadafewacademicarticles,andthereforeIfamiliarizedmyselfwiththis
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ImgladthatIchoosethisdisciplineaspartofmyStudyAbroadprogram.