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    This document provides an overview of organizational behavior. It discusses how organizational behavior studies how people act individually and in groups within organizations. The goals are to describe, understand, predict, and control human behavior in organizational settings. Key forces that influence organizational behavior are people, structure, technology, and the external environment. The field draws on theories, research, and practice to analyze how and why people behave at work. Understanding organizational behavior can help improve performance but also has limitations if not applied ethically.

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    The Dynamics of People

    and Organization
    Chapter 1
    Understanding Organization Behavior

    Organizational Behavior
     The study and application of knowledge about
    how people – as individuals and as groups – act
    within organizations.

    Goals of Organizational Behavior


     Describe
     Understand
     Predict
     Control
    Understanding Organization Behavior

    Forces

     People
    – Make up the internal social system of the organization
     Structure
    – Defines the formal relationship and use of people in
    organizations
     Technology
    – Provides the resources with which people work and
    affects the tasks that they perform
     Environment
    – It is where organizations operate
    Fundamental Concepts

    Figure 1-1

    Key forces
    affecting
    organizational
    behavior
    Understanding Organizational Behavior

    Positive Characteristics of the OB Field


     Theories
    – Offer explanations of how and why people think, feel,
    and act as they do.

     Research
    – The process of gathering and interpreting relevant
    evidence that will either support a behavioral theory or
    help change it.

     Practice
    – The conscious application of conceptual models and
    research results in order to improve individual and
    organizational performance at work.
    Understanding Organizational Behavior

    Major Strengths of OB
     Interdisciplinary nature
    – Integrates the behavioral sciences with other social
    sciences that can contribute to the subject.

     Research knowledge and conceptual frameworks


    – The keys to its past and future successes revolve around
    the related processes of theory development, research,
    and managerial practice.

     Acceptance of theory and research


    – Managers of today are more receptive to new models,
    they support related research, and they hungrily
    experiment with new ideas.
    Fundamental Concepts

    Figure 1-2

    The interaction of theory, research, and practice


    in organizational behavior
    Fundamental Concepts

    The Nature of People


     Individual Differences
     Perception
     A Whole Person
     Motivated Behavior
     Desire for Involvement
     Value of the Person

    The Nature of Organizations


     Social Systems
     Mutual Interest
     Ethics
    Fundamental Concepts

    Figure 1-4

    Mutual interest provides super ordinate goal for


    employees, the organization, and society
    Fundamental Concepts

    Figure 1-7

    Cost benefit analysis of organizational behavior


    options
    Limitations of Organizational Behavior

    Behavior Bias
     People who lack system understanding may
    develop this which gives people the narrow
    viewpoint that emphasizes satisfying employee
    experiences while overlooking the broader system
    of the organization in relation to all its publics.
    – Tunnel Bias

    Law of Diminishing Returns


     Overemphasis on an organizational behavior
    practice may produce negative results.
    Limitations of Organizational Behavior

    Unethical Manipulation of People


     People who lack respect for the basic dignity of
    the human being could learn organizational
    behavior ideas and use them for selfish ends.

     Ethical Leadership recognize such principles as


    the following:
    – Social Responsibility
    – Open Communication
    – Cost-benefit Analysis
    Continuing Challenges

     Seeking Quick Fixes

     Varying Environments

     Lack of a Single Definition

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