'Dead poets society'

ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

Table of Contents
Week 5 Activity perception.............................................................................................................1
Week 6.............................................................................................................................................1
Week 7 activity (group behaviour and team at work)......................................................................1
Week 8 leadership............................................................................................................................2
Week 9 Power and politics .............................................................................................................3
Week 10 choosing your battle .........................................................................................................3
WEEK 11 (Organizational change).................................................................................................4
Week 12 Culture .............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6

Week 5 Activity perception
Recently I watched 'dead poets society' with my friend. The movie moves with a teacher
persuading his students to follow their passion and dreams, while they are learning in an all boys
preparatory school. The movie left a different impression on me and my friend. It completely
enjoyed the movie but on the other my friend hated the movie. The teacher's perception of a
healthy teaching and breaking the orthodox ways of teaching reminded me of my old school and
the orthodox teaching curriculum. I was moved by the thinking of the teacher, he wanted the
students to persuade their dreams regardless of the pressure faced by them. My friend did not
share my perception and hated the movie to begin with (Griffin and Moorhead, 2011). This
difference in view was originated from the fact that she had her education from a school with no
such rules and regulations and did not share any experience of that kind. She also had not faced
such pressure from her school or parents. Also, her family was more liberal and did not emphasis
on only studies (Pinder, 2014.). So she did not understand the pressure depicted in the movie
over the kids from the parents and school.
Week 6
After going through the list of the best work places in UK and Europe it was discovered
the companies do many things to motivate their employees. It was discovered in the scene that
the companies with the best work place environment have healthy communication with the staff
of the company. Motivating words and communication with the employer make the staff feel
valued and this motivates them (Colquitt, and Et. Al. 2011). Organizing regular session with the
employees to know their problem will make them feel valued and also improving according to
their issues make the working environment healthy and motivate the employees to work harder.
Advancement chances or places for promotion make the employees feel motivated and they
work even harder to increase performance to get the promotion. Incentives for better
performance encourage the employees to work harder, the companies in the lists provide
employees with regular incentives for good performance.
Week 7 activity (group behaviour and team at work)
Q 1
The elements identified by Hackman are extremely important as to achieve success with
a team work. Hackman identified the teams to be small in member size and be kept compact and
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