Organizational Behavior Resources

OBL is an interdisciplinary field with some subject overlap. As a result some of our listings also overlap. These resources are intended to support your coursework, professional life, and lifelong learning interests.

We know that our site has a tendency to sprawl, which is one of the things that make it such an interesting spot. The price for that, however, is that it's easy to get a little lost. We suggest that when searching for a subject you review all the categories. The links below provide a quick guide to the most popular topics, or you can scroll through the alphabetical listing, which includes additional subjects.

Benchmarking

"Benchmarking is a continuous improvement method used to enhance organizational performance. Benchmarking compares procedures and processes using qualitative and quantitative performance measures to establish goals for improvement. Benchmarking is a performance measurement tool used in conjunction with improvement initiatives to measure comparative operating performance and identify Best Practices." (FAQ on Benchmarking) Worldwide Benchmarking Resource Guide APQC's Knowledge Sharing Network (KSN) Benchmarking links Benchmarking reports Benchmarking tools Benchmarking links Benchmarking assessments

Career Development

University of San Francisco Career Center  Career Development eManual Nationwide (USA) - The mission of NCDA is to promote the career development of all people over their life span. Career Development Grants American Association of University Women Career Development and Job-Search Advice for New College Graduates Career Development Career Services and Job Hunting Resources John Epperheimer, Benchmarking career management. HR Focus, Nov 1997 v74 n11 p9(2)  *You will need to use your password to Gleeson Library to access this article.Please log on to InfoTrac, select the "Expanded Academic ASAP" and click the "Start Searching" link.  Back to Top

Decision Making

Decision Making Techniques - How to make better decisions Decision Making Tools Journal of Behavioral Decision Making Decision Trees Force Field Analysis Decision Making Decision Making with PMI (Plus-Minus-Interesting)  SWOT Analysis (Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) Leadership Decision Making Making Ethical Decisions A Lexicon of Decision Making Group Decision Making Group Decision Making and Problem Solving Methods of Group Decision Making Small Group Communication Consensus Decision Making Teamworks: Skills for Collaborative Work Group decision-making The CPA Journal The Goal of the Decision-making Process Problem Solving and Decision Making Decision-Making And Problem-Solving Techniques, Skills And Methods 5 Steps to Better Critical-Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision-making Skills Back to Top

Human Resource Development
Employee Development Career Development Needs Assessment Back to Top

Human Resource - General (alphabetical)

About.com Links to management, human resources, career development Big Dog's Human Resource Development Page This site provides good links to HR issues. Guide to HR on the Internet Site includes papers and current research articles on human resources. Human Resource Management HR Online Site is a great source for HR information; it includes HR database, assessment tools, and links. HR Workworld  Office.com Links to management, human resources, leadership Back to Top

tellenctual Capital(IC)

Intellectual capital put knowledge that can be turned into profit - including inventions, ideas, general know-how, design approaches, computer programs, processes, and publications. IC consists of three major components: human resources, intellectual assets. and intellectual property.  ICM Group - The International  Communications for marketing group specialises in the development of strategic business information and networking  products and services. Intellectual Capital Startpage Intellectual capital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management Measuring Knowledge Back to Top

Internet Learning

An Overview to the Internet and Learning Improving The Learning Environment During Corporate Distance Education: Theoretical Perspectives Internet-Based Education: Some Guidelines Distantce Learning About Distance Learning Distance Education - an online course in Distance Education DigitalThink  Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial United States Distance Learning Association Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration T.H.E Journal - Technical Horizons in Education (review an article that looks interesting to you) Synchronous / Asynchronous Learning What are "Synchronous" and "Asynchronous" Training? E-learning-basics-synchronous Learning On Demand - A Hybrid Synchronous/Asynchronous Approach *You will need to use your password to Gleeson Library to access the following three articles. Please log on to InfoTrac, select the "Expanded Academic ASAP" and click the "Start Searching" link.  Hiltz & Wellman, Asynchronous learning networks as a virtual classroom. Communications of the ACM, Sept. 1997 v40 n9 p44(6)  Shein , E. Anywhere, anytime.  Andriole, S., Lytle, R., & Monsanto, C. Asynchronous learning networks: Drexel's experience. Back to Top

Knowledge Management (KM)

"Knowledge Management caters to the critical issues of organizational adaptation, survival and competence in face of increasingly discontinuous environmental change.... Essentially, it embodies organizational processes that seek synergistic combination of data and information processing capacity of information technologies, and the creative and innovative capacity of human beings." (@BRINT)  @BRINT WWW Virtual Library on Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Resource Center Knowledge Management Research Center Knowledge and Process Management KM World Knowledge Management - Emerging Perspectives Knowledge Management Strategies Knowledge Management & Workflow Learning Organizations and Knowledge Management Resources Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Back to Top

Learning Organization

One in which people at all levels, individually and collectively, are continually increasing their capacity to produce results they really care about.(Karash) Learning-Org Dialog on Learning Organizations Peter Senge And The Learning Organization Society for Organizational Learning The Learning Organization Stanford Learning Organization Web Why a Learning Organization? Organizational Learning and Learning Organizations: An Overview Learning Organization Mailing List and Archive Leadership Development Planning LeadershipNow - Leadership Development Leadership Development and Education for Business Executives NILD:National Institute for Leadership & Development Back to Top

Management
Academy of Management Online American Management Association Free Management Library Management Strategic Management Journal Back to Top

Organizational Ethics
Business Ethics Resources on the WWW Business and Organizational Ethics Partnership Creating a Code of Ethics for Your Organization Organizational Ethics Institute for Business and Professional Ethics Whistleblowing As A Failure Of Organizational Ethics Ethics Quality, Inc. Back to Top

Presentations
Presenters University Presentation Skills for Emergent Managers Presentations.com Presentation Delivery Effective Presentations - Online Tutorial Effective Presentation Delivery Communication Skills - making oral presentations Effective Presentations Criteria Used for Evaluating Speeches Managing Stage Fright Managing Stage Fright Paralanguage Nonverbal Delivery Back to Top

Professional Associations(alaphabetical):

Academy of Management Almost 10,000 members. Also publishes three scholarly journals. American Management Association Founded in 1923, with 70,000 members, the AMA provides educational forums worldwide for members and their colleagues learning. American Psychological Society Professionals dedicated to advancing the best of scientific psychology in research, application and the improvement of the human condition. American Psychological Association The largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the world's largest association of psychologists. American Society for Training and Development The ASTD site is very slow to load but worth the wait. Try out the library buttons. ASTD - Golden Gate Chapter Includes job postings, job listserve, professional development training and more! ASTD - Silicon Valley Chapter One of the biggest and most active chapters. American Sociological Association Human Resources Development Professional service organization providing information technology products. The International Association for Human Resource Information Management An association of 6,000 members worldwide; the site is full of information on HR. International Board of Standards for Training and Performance and Development International Personnel Management Association Organizational Development Institute The Organization Development Institute is a non-profit educational association organized in 1968 to promote an understanding of O.D.  Society for Human Resource Management This society is the leading voice of human resource professsion, representing the interests of more than 100,000 professional and student members from around the world. Provides education and information services, publications. Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology Back to Top

Service Learning

"Service-learning means a method under which students learn and develop through thoughtfully-organized service that: is conducted in and meets the needs of a community and is coordinated with an institution of higher education, and with the community; helps foster civic responsibility; is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students enrolled; and includes structured time for students to reflect on the service experience." (AAHE)   USF Office of Service Learning and Community Action Learn & Serve America Hands On San Francisco This non-profit offers monthly group service projects that address critical community issues like education, AIDS, the environment, homelessness, and many more. Bay Area Volunteer Information Center (lists local Volunteer Centers) Corporation for National and Community Service National Service Learning Clearinghouse National Service-Learning Exchange National Service-Learning Partnership The Big Dummy's Guide To Service-Learning The following chapters in your texts will be helpful in your Service Learning Projects: Johnson, D and Johnson, F. Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills, 6th ed. Chapter 13. (2000) Boston: Allyn and Bacon.  Robbins, Chapter 8 Eisenberg & Goodhall, Chapter 10  Back to Top

Teams

Center for the Study of Work Teams (contains several research references) "How to Make Decisions Like a Tribe" Lead Individuals not the Group Learning to work in distributed global teams Managing the Transition to Self Managed Teams Power Camp Priest, Simon. Trust and Team Building. Corporate Adventure Training Self-Directed and Self-Managed Work Teams Situational Leadership Team Building Twelve Tips for Team Building: How to Build Successful Work Teams Blanchard, Carew, and Parisi-Carew. "How to get your group to perform like a team." Training and Development, Sept. 1996 v50 n9 p34(4) Gleeson Library, InfoTrac Expanded Business. Back to Top