Problem
Ravi has just graduated from the College of Business Administration at State University and has joined his family's small business, which employs 25 semiskilled workers. During the fist week on the job, his father called him and said: "Ravi, I've had a chance to observe you working with men and women for the past two days and, although I hate to, I feel I must say something.
You are just too nice to people. I know they taught you that human behaviour stuff at the University, but it just doesn't work here. I remember when we discussed the Organizatiohal Behaviour when I was in school and everybody at the University got all excited about them, but believe me, there is moreto managing people than just being nice to them."
A. How would you react to your father's comments if you were Ravi?
B. Do you think Ravi's father understood and interpreted the OB correctly?
C. What phases of management do you think Ravi's father has gone through in this family business? Do you think he understands the recent trends in the environment and how the new paradigm will affect his business?
D. How would you explain to your father the new perspective that is needed and how the study of organizational behaviour will help the business be successful in the new paradigm?